What I Am Reading
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Markets
Central banks I
- ECB Being Pulled in Multiple Directions as It Prepares First Rate Rise in a DecadeWall Street Journal
- ECB to finally join rate hike club with big move on agendaReuters
- BOJ to retain easy policy, staying outside global tightening tideReuters
- Interest-Rate Pain From Higher Inflation Has Barely BegunWall Street Journal
Central banks II
Energy
- Putin Says Russia to Meet Gas Commitments to Europe but Warns of Nord Stream CutsWall Street Journal
- Natural Gas Remains Putin’s Weapon of ChoiceWall Street Journal
- Putin’s Gas Game: Toy With Europe’s Supply and Make Its Leaders SquirmWall Street Journal
- EU tells members to cut gas usage amid new Putin warningReuters
- Spain says it cannot support EU gas usage proposalReuters
- Gasoline prices may have hit summer peak and could be headed below $4CNBC
US
- U.S. existing home sales slide again; prices hit fresh record highReuters
- U.S. Home Prices Hit Record of $416,000 in June as Sales Continued to SlideWall Street Journal
- Mortgage demand drops to lowest level in 22 yearsCNBC
- Inflation Has Now Devoured All Biden’s COVID ‘Rescue’ ChecksI&I
- Consumers shun candles, barbecue kits as budgets tightenReuters
- Trucker protests stall cargo movement at California's No. 3 seaportReuters
- Republicans slam Biden's possible plan to cancel student debtCNBC
Europe
- U.K. Inflation Hits 9.4%, a New 40-Year HighWall Street Journal
China
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Opinion: The pilot shortage is about to get a lot worseCNN
- Tech:Chip-Making Machines Draw Record Orders for Dutch Tech FirmWall Street Journal