What I Am Reading
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Markets
Currencies & commodities
US
- U.S., Global Business Activity Slid in JulyWall Street Journal
- Consumer Confidence Drops as Inflation Hits Shoppers, Morgan Stanley Survey SaysBloomberg
- Column: Oil and interest rate futures point to cyclical downturn before end of 2022Reuters
- You're not the only one who's confused about the economy. The experts are baffled, tooCNN
- Larry Summers Says Raise Taxes ‘Right Now’ to Help Battle InflationBloomberg
- The One Place You Can Still Get a 3% Home Loan: Your FamilyWall Street Journal
- Shippers avoiding Port of Oakland as trucker protests stop tradeCNBC
Europe
- Europe Is Tested Anew, This Time by Energy, Inflation and PutinWall Street Journal
- Europe’s Diesel Market Slides From Mind-Blowing to AmazingBloomberg
- Gazprom says no additional obligations for Russia to get Nord Stream 1 turbineReuters
- Nord Stream 1 is flowing again. But Europe’s gas crisis isn’t going away.Vox
Industries & companies
Geopolitics & trade
- Ukraine’s Zelensky Says a Cease-Fire With Russia, Without Reclaiming Lost Lands, Will Only Prolong WarWall Street Journal
- Russia, Ukraine Clear Way for Grain Exports to Resume Amid Fears of Global Food CrisisWall Street Journal
- Russia-Ukraine Grain Deal Won’t Translate Into Big Exports ImmediatelyWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Steelmakers Pour On More Investments, Shaking Off Economic ConcernsWall Street Journal