What I Am Reading
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Markets
Central banks
- Lagarde Signals End to ECB’s Negative Interest Rates ExperimentWall Street Journal
- What Is the Federal Reserve’s Role in the Economy? Bernanke Knows.New York Times
Global & food
- Egypt’s Bread Crisis Awakens Old Fears of Political UnrestWall Street Journal
US
- Biden Exploring Release of Diesel Fuel Reserves Amid High PricesWall Street Journal
- Americans Reported Strong Personal Finances Late Last Year, Fed FindsWall Street Journal
- Bank balances surged during Covid even as pandemic-era stimulus ended, BofA CEO saysCNBC
- JPMorgan Says U.S. Consumers Are Doing Just FineWall Street Journal
- The Average Age of Vehicles on U.S. Roadways Hits a Record 12.2 YearsWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- EU oil embargo 'in days' as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to ChinaReuters
- U.S. still 'a ways away' from sending troops back into Ukraine -generalReuters
- Analysis: Biden's Taiwan remarks show conviction to defend island but carry risksReuters
- Biden Says U.S. Would Intervene Militarily if China Invaded TaiwanWall Street Journal
- Kissinger says Taiwan cannot be at the core of U.S.-China negotiationsCNBC
Industries & companies
- Communications Services:Hello? Hello? Is This Facebook? Anybody There? (Nope.)Wall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Broadcom in Talks to Pay About $60 Billion for VMwareWall Street Journal