What I Am Reading
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Markets
- Stock Investors, After Brutal Stretch, Have Rarely Been This PessimisticWall Street Journal
- World stocks rally, dollar dips as investors weigh spending data, inflation scaresReuters
- Dow Closes Up More Than 650 Points on Retail Spending DataWall Street Journal
- Investors Pour Cash Into Higher-Yielding Fixed AnnuitiesWall Street Journal
- The big default? The dozen countries in the danger zoneReuters
- Chaos Is Becoming the Rational Base Case in Market Ruled by FearBloomberg
Central banks
US
- U.S. Retail Sales Rose 1% in JuneWall Street Journal
- US Retail Sales June 2022: Value Rises 1%, Topping Forecasts in Broad AdvanceBloomberg
- [Diesel] is pushing up the price of almost everything you buyCNN
- Black US Households Face Higher Inflation, Richmond Fed SaysBloomberg
- The Housing Shortage Isn’t Just a Coastal Crisis AnymoreNew York Times
China
- China’s Economic Comeback From Covid-19 Shutdowns Likely to Be Slow and BumpyWall Street Journal
- China Is in Trouble, Even With Sliver of GrowthWall Street Journal
Europe
- Mario Draghi Resignation Puts Italy’s Leadership in FluxWall Street Journal
- Europeans Are Working Even Less, and Not by ChoiceWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Autos:Volkswagen to Keep Factory Running in China’s Xinjiang RegionWall Street Journal
- Retail:Amazon Has Been Slashing Private-Label Selection Amid Weak SalesWall Street Journal
- Retail:Amazon Hits Pause on Office Construction in Tennessee, Washington State as Workers Go HybridWall Street Journal