What I Am Reading
Friday, July 1, 2022
Markets
- Stocks fall, S&P 500 posts worst first half in decadesCNBC
- Markets Post Worst First Half of a Year in DecadesWall Street Journal
- Treasury Bonds Rally at End of Second QuarterWall Street Journal
Energy & climate
- Natural gas drops 16%, posts worst month in more than three yearsCNBC
- U.S. natgas plunge 17% as Freeport LNG outage leaves more fuel for storageReuters
- Supreme Court limits EPA authority to set power plant climate standardsCNBC
- Shiploads of Russian Grain and Good Weather Temper Wheat CrisisWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- U.S. employers see signs of cooling job marketReuters
- Cooling Consumer Spending Points to Further Economic SlowdownWall Street Journal
- New Fed Tracker Shows Rising Strains in Corporate DebtWall Street Journal
- Housing shortage starts easing as listings surge in JuneCNBC
- Mortgage Rates Drop After Three Weeks of IncreasesWall Street Journal
- Economic Growth, Not Austerity, Is the Answer to InflationWall Street Journal
China
- China’s Economy Returns to Growth Mode as Covid-19 Lockdowns LiftWall Street Journal
- Xi Jinping Visits Hong Kong to Mark Anniversary, Capping Crushing of DissentWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- U.S. to Support Ukraine for ‘As Long as It Takes,’ Biden SaysWall Street Journal
- Why Does China Own So Much of Ukraine?Wall Street Journal
- Why blood makes up over 2.5% of all U.S. exportsCNBC