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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Markets

Dow closes up 400 points, S&P 500 rises for fourth straight week as investors warm to cooler inflationCNBC
Have Stocks Bottomed?Morningstar
Japanese Yen Attracts Hedge Funds as a Speculator’s CurrencyWall Street Journal

Central banks

Fed's Barkin says rate increases need to continue until inflation holds at 2%CNBC

Global

Global Population Is About to Hit 8 Billion—and Some Argue It Is Near Its PeakWall Street Journal

US Politics--breaking news

US

This was a good week for inflation numbers, but whether it can last is the big questionCNBC
Best Way to Measure Inflation Rates? The Mysterious Price of MayonnaiseBloomberg
Inflation Reduction Act’s Needless Health-Care Provisionscity-journal.org
Can I Buy a House? Market is Cooling Off With Fewer Bidding Wars Across USBloomberg
U.S. Housing Affordability in June Was the Worst Since 1989Wall Street Journal
U.S. Schools Put Covid-19 Safety Measures in Rearview, Dividing Some ParentsWall Street Journal

Geopolitics & trade

Ukraine Readies Plans to Evacuate Civilians Amid Fighting Near Nuclear PlantWall Street Journal
China’s Xi Jinping Plans to Meet With Biden in First Foreign Trip in Nearly Three YearsWall Street Journal

Industries & companies

Airlines:U.S. allows Delta to temporarily cut some New York, Washington flightsReuters
Airlines:Even airline employees are having trouble finding a seat home from Europe this summerCNBC
Fitness:Peloton slashing 780 jobs, closing stores and hiking prices in push to turn profitCNBC

Technology

China’s Computer Chips Are DownWall Street Journal

Beyond markets

Monkeypox Virus: WHO Asks Public to Submit New Name Ideas in Online PortalBloomberg