What I Am Reading
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Markets
- Stock Selloff Crunches SPAC Creators as They Race to Find DealsWall Street Journal
Energy
- EU makes plans to tackle energy price spikes, any Russian gas cut-offReuters
- EU unveils escape route from Russian fossil fuels by 2027Reuters
- How Germany Is Racing to Sever Dependence on Russian EnergyWall Street Journal
- U.S. Floats Tariff on Russian Oil as EU Oil-Sanction Talks Drag OnWall Street Journal
- U.S. Allows Chevron to Maintain Venezuela Operations but Won’t Permit DrillingWall Street Journal
Central banks
Global
US
- U.S. Retail Sales Grew 0.9% in AprilWall Street Journal
- Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers tumbles 12%CNBC
- House Plans Vote on Baby Formula Legislation WednesdayWall Street Journal
Europe
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Finland, Sweden Apply for NATO Membership, Breaking Decades of NeutralityWall Street Journal
- Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrenderReuters
- Russia Weighs Fate of Ukrainian Defenders in MariupolWall Street Journal
- Russia military veteran Khodaryonok in damning assessment of Ukraine warCNBC
- As inflation slows and ruble rallies, Russia is hoping to avoid a crisisCNBC