What I Am Reading
Friday, February 18, 2022
Markets
- Dow Falls More Than 600 Points, Its Worst Day of 2022Wall Street Journal
- Gold jumps, stocks slide on Ukraine tensions mountReuters
- If Russia Hurts Wall Street, Don’t Expect Fed HelpWall Street Journal
Energy
- Oil Prices: How the World Went From -$40 to Nearly $100 For Crude OilBloomberg
- Europe’s Energy Crisis Pays Off for U.S. Natural-Gas Sellers, Global TradersWall Street Journal
- EU Plans Gas Storage Push to Avoid Crisis Next Winter After Record Energy PricesBloomberg
- EU Eyes Bolstering Carbon Market Transparency as Prices SurgeBloomberg
Central banks
- Mester Backs Faster Fed Interest Rate-Hike Pace If Needed to Tame PricesBloomberg
- Fed Traders Have Dialed Back Bets on a Supersized March Interest Rate HikeBloomberg
- What could drive the Fed to a 'Plan B' for balance sheet reductionReuters
- Why Republicans Stalled Raskin’s Bid for Top Fed Post: Climate Views, Business TiesWall Street Journal
- Joe Manchin Remains Undecided on Biden's Fed NomineesBloomberg
US
- Pay raises but higher prices: How inflation is affecting workers’ paychecksVox
- Opinion: Why inflation is about to peakCNN
- Inflation Should Moderate in Coming Months, White House Economist SaysWall Street Journal
- Mortgage Rates Close In on 4%, Making Home Affordability TougherWall Street Journal
- Americans Are Emerging From the Pandemic Ready to Splurge on Events and TravelWall Street Journal
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Ukraine shelling renews invasion fears as Russia expels U.S. diplomatReuters
- Ukraine crisis: Blinken makes dramatic bid at UN to prevent Russian invasionCNBC
- How Well Could Russia’s Economy Withstand Sanctions?Wall Street Journal
- China Is South America's Top Trading Partner. Why Can't the US Keep Up?Bloomberg