What I Am Reading
Monday, March 21, 2022
Markets
- Global equities rise, gold falls after Russia avoids defaultReuters
- A nickel-trading fiasco raises three big questionsEconomist
- Uranium Prices Spike as War Shifts Thinking on Nuclear PowerBarron's
- Gas Prices Upend Small Business—‘It’s Keeping Me Awake’Wall Street Journal
- China’s Pledge to Support Its Market Is a First Step. Here’s What’s Needed for a Durable Recovery.Barron's
- Yen kicks off another week under pressure, with central bank policy in focusReuters
Supply chains
- Manufacturers With Ties to Russia Struggle to UnwindWall Street Journal
- War in Ukraine Is Already Taking Its Toll on Global Food SuppliesWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
China
Europe
Geopolitics & trade I
- Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol as Russia warns of humanitarian 'catastrophe'Reuters
- Russia’s Assault on Ukraine Uproots 10 Million PeopleWall Street Journal
- Russia, Failing to Achieve Early Victory in Ukraine, Is Seen Shifting to ‘Plan B’Wall Street Journal
- Pentagon’s Work With Ukraine’s Biological Facilities Becomes Flashpoint in Russia’s Information WarWall Street Journal
- Ukraine’s World-Class Drug-Molecule Industry Imperiled by Russia InvasionWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade II
- The friendship between China and Russia has boundariesEconomist
- The war in Ukraine will determine how China sees the worldEconomist
- Confronting Russia shows the tension between free trade and freedomEconomist
- Explainer: How Russia could use bankruptcy law to punish foreign companiesReuters
- Elon Musk's internet system is allowing Ukrainian drones to pound Putin's helpless tanksampproject.org
Technology
Virus
Beyond markets
- Elon Musk’s Business Ties to China Create Unease in WashingtonWall Street Journal