What I Am Reading
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Markets
Central banks
- The Fed Missed Inflation. Can Jay Powell Tame It Without Causing a Recession?Wall Street Journal
- Senate Republicans Block Vote on Biden’s Fed NomineesWall Street Journal
- Vote on Biden Fed picks delayed as GOP presses for answers on Raskin ties to firmCNBC
- Bank regulator disputes KC Fed claim about firm linked to Biden nominee RaskinCNBC
US
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Russia Says Some Troops Pulling Back From Ukraine Border, as Diplomatic Solution SoughtWall Street Journal
- Russia Says Troop Pullback Begins; Putin Meets Olaf Scholz: Ukraine UpdateBloomberg
- Ukraine-Russia crisis: Biden pledges ‘full force’ to defend Americans, NATO alliesCNBC
- Boris Johnson Proposes Stopping Russian Companies From Raising Capital in U.K.Bloomberg
Industries & companies
Virus
- China's Xi Jinping Says Hong Kong Should Tackle Covid by All MeansBloomberg
- Moderna Omicron Vaccine: 3,000 U.K. Volunteers Sought for TrialBloomberg
- Coachella, Stagecoach Drop Covid Vaccine, Testing, Mask RequirementsBloomberg
- Babies are protected from hospitalization for Covid if their moms get vaccinated, study suggestsCNBC