What I Am Reading
Friday, March 25, 2022
Markets
- U.S. says it is discussing further coordinated oil release with alliesReuters
- Fertilizer Prices Surge as Ukraine War Cuts Supply, Leaving Farmers ShockedWall Street Journal
- Gasoline prices are hitting $6 in some parts of the country and summer driving season isn’t here yetCNBC
- Nvidia, Intel lead rally in chip stocks as optimism on economy boosts riskier assetsCNBC
Commodities
US
- U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 187,000, Lowest Level Since 1969Wall Street Journal
- Trump sues Hillary Clinton, DNC over 'unthinkable' Russia 'plot' in 2016 electionNY Post
- Biden says he’d be ‘very fortunate’ to face Trump in 2024 presidential electionCNBC
- Mortgage Rates Hit Fresh Three-Year HighWall Street Journal
- Never Have So Few Homeowners Had Reason to RefinanceBloomberg
- Wall Street bonuses jumped 20 percent to a record, but the boom may be short-lived.New York Times
- These Empty-Nesters Are Upsizing to Their Forever HomeWall Street Journal
Europe
Geopolitics & trade I
- Biden says U.S. would ‘respond’ to Russia if Putin uses chemical or biological weaponsCNBC
- Biden Calls for Russia to Be Expelled From G-20Wall Street Journal
- West assails Russian 'barbarism' as Ukrainians shelter from bombardmentReuters
- Opinion | Meet Alexander Dugin, author of Putin’s deadly playbookWashington Post
Geopolitics & trade II
- BlackRock’s Larry Fink, who oversees $10 trillion, says Russia-Ukraine war is ending globalizationCNBC
- For Years, Poland Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, the West Is Listening.Wall Street Journal
- EU leaders send a message to China: Use your leverage to stop PutinCNBC
- U.S. reinstates 352 product exclusions from China tariffsReuters
- Freeze and seize? EU struggles to target oligarchs' assetsReuters
- U.S. Will Admit 100,000 Refugees Fleeing Ukraine, White House SaysWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Pharma:FDA Rejects Eli Lilly’s China-Developed Cancer DrugWall Street Journal
Cybersecurity
Virus
- Covid-19 Cases Are Up in the U.K. Does That Mean the U.S. Is Next?Wall Street Journal