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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Markets

Sterling softens after UK PM Truss speechReuters
Is the Efficient Market Hypothesis True?US News

Global

Opinion | The First Global Deflation Has Begun, and It’s Unclear Just How Painful It Will BeNew York Times
WTO Sees Sharp Slowdown in Global Trade, Pointing to Possible Recession, Lower InflationWall Street Journal

Energy

Central banks

Fed Official Says Inflation Fight Will Take Time, Despite Signs of ProgressWall Street Journal
Fed's delayed inflation fight sparks fears of a policy overcorrectionReuters
When Interest Rates Rise Fast, Markets Tend to Break: How to Spot the CracksWall Street Journal

US

U.S. Job Openings Fell in August, Layoffs Up SlightlyWall Street Journal
ADP jobs report September 2022:CNBC
Mortgage applications fall 14% as higher rates, Hurricane Ian crush demandCNBC
What Biden must do right now to fix our broken economyFOX
Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Test: Processing Millions of ApplicationsWall Street Journal

Europe

Inflation, Consumer Pessimism Push U.K. Firms to Close Their DoorsWall Street Journal
Column: UK quake could spur pension fund asset 'hibernation'Reuters

Geopolitics & trade

South Korea, U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea testReuters

Industries & companies

Autos:U.S. Electric-Vehicle Tax Breaks Rile Asian, European AlliesWall Street Journal
Logistics:LNG shipping rates ‘shooting for the stars’ at $500,000 per dayfreightwaves.com
Tech:Apple Told to Ditch Unique iPhone Charger in EUWall Street Journal

Corporate finance

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter for $44 billion again. What changed?Vox

Beyond markets

These executives are asking their staff to work less for the same money. Will it pay off?CNN