What I Am Reading
Friday, March 18, 2022
Markets
- Wall Street stocks, oil prices rise after aggressive Fed hike outlookReuters
- S&P 500 Extends Rally, Up Nearly 5% for the WeekWall Street Journal
- S&P cuts Russia's ratings to 'CC' on debt default riskReuters
- Oil Market’s Big Winners: ‘Little Guys’ Who Are Eager to DrillWall Street Journal
- Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gainsCNBC
Central banks
- Senate Panel Approves Jerome Powell’s Renomination as Fed ChairmanWall Street Journal
- Fed Rate Hikes Double Crypto Firm Circle’s ValuationWall Street Journal
- Deutsche Bank's U.S. affiliate, following the Fed, raises prime lending rateReuters
- Mortgage Rates Rise Above 4% for the First Time Since 2019Wall Street Journal
US
- Jobless Claims Edge Lower in Tight U.S. Labor MarketWall Street Journal
Ukraine-Russia
- Opinion | Russia’s War in Ukraine: This Is How World War III BeginsNew York Times
- Ukraine War: Desperate Putin Could Be Terrifying for Biden and U.S.Bloomberg
- Desperation Mounts for Ukrainians in Mariupol as Russia Tries to Capture Key CityWall Street Journal
- Russia Doesn't Train Troops for Urban Warfare. It's About to Learn the Consequences in Ukraine.military.com
- Ukraine Switchblade Drones: US Sends Weapons for Use Against RussiaBloomberg
- Why Russian people need tech companies to stayCNBC
- Broke Russian Oligarch Fridman Says Sanctioned Billionaires Can’t Sway PutinBloomberg
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Transportation:Amazon Flex drivers hit by surging gas prices are demanding reliefCNBC