What I Am Reading
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Markets
Global
Central banks
- Strong Jobs Report Doesn’t Resolve Fed Debate on Next Rate RiseWall Street Journal
- Fed’s Barkin and George Say Inflation Fight Isn’t Over Despite Promising SignsWall Street Journal
- Raphael Bostic says Fed needs to 'stay the course' despite lower wage gainsCNBC
- Fed Official Says Inflation Remains Too HighWall Street Journal
US I
- Hiring, Wage Gains Eased in December, Pointing to a Cooling Labor Market in 2023Wall Street Journal
- U.S. jobs report breathes life into Fed's 'soft landing' scenarioReuters
- December's jobs report fuels optimism that the economy could still pull off a soft landingCNBC
- U.S. labor market powers ahead, but wage growth loses steamReuters
- Here's where the jobs are for December 2022 — in one chartCNBC
US II
- December Jobs Report Offers Good News: Easing Wage Pressures, Healthy EconomyMorningstar
- Egg Price Relief Coming as US Demand Softens in Wake of ShortageBloomberg
- What the Federal Trade Commission’s move to ban noncompetes could mean for the US workforce - Vox
- And Just Like That, America Becomes More RuralWall Street Journal
Europe
- Sliding Natural-Gas Prices Deal Surprise Reprieve to EuropeWall Street Journal
- Warmer Weather Helps Ease Europe’s War-Driven Inflation SurgeWall Street Journal
China
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
Corporate finance
Covid
- New Covid-19 Subvariant, XBB.1.5, Takes Over in Parts of U.S.Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive: China in talks with Pfizer for generic COVID drugReuters
- China’s New mRNA Covid Vaccine Targeting Omicron Starts Trial ProductionWall Street Journal
- Opinion | America’s Covid Test Requirement For Chinese Is a FarceNew York Times