What I Am Reading
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Markets
Energy
Central banks
- Fed's Powell previews tougher rate hike path, starting soonReuters
- Powell Testimony: Repeats Fed Prepared to Speed Up Interest Rate Hikes If NeededBloomberg
- Powell Testimony: Fed Chair Says 'No Decision' on Speeding Up Rate Hike PaceBloomberg
- Fed Chair Jerome Powell Returns to Congress for Second Day of TestimonyWall Street Journal
US I
- US JOLTS Job Openings Drop to 10.8 Million But Still Too High for FedBloomberg
- Job openings declined in January but still far outnumber available workersCNBC
- ADP jobs report February 2023: Private payrolls rose by 242,000, better than expectedCNBC
- Restaurants Can't Find Workers as Millennials, Gen X Avoid Return to WorkBloomberg
- Women’s Return to the Workforce Piles Momentum on a Hot EconomyWall Street Journal
US II
Europe
China
- Xi Jinping’s Subtle Strategy to Control China’s Biggest CompaniesWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- U.S., China Plunge Further Into a Spiral of HostilityWall Street Journal
- Russia and China may try using their natural resources to back their moneyWT
- In Nord Stream Probe, German Investigators Search Boat That May Have Carried ExplosivesWall Street Journal
- Studying Ukraine war, China's military minds fret over US missiles, StarlinkReuters
- Yellen is giving away the farm through global tax schemeThe Hill
Industries & companies
- Airlines:American Airlines CEO tells pilots pay will match Delta'sCNBC
- Autos:Tesla Rival BYD Plans Big Commercial-Vehicle PushWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- The Perk-Cession Is Under Way at Some CompaniesWall Street Journal