What I Am Reading
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Markets
Central banks
US
- America’s Housing Markets: Home Prices Fall in the West and Rise in the EastWall Street Journal
China
- Alibaba to break up empire into six units as Jack Ma returns to ChinaReuters
- China Boosts Lending to Struggling Belt and Road BorrowersWall Street Journal
- Column: China's Q1 coal imports jump to new highs as factories throttle upReuters
- Column: China's 2023 crude oil imports set for 6.2% rise, but risks prevailReuters
Europe
Geopolitics & trade
- For Chip Makers, a Choice Between the U.S. and China LoomsWall Street Journal
- No ‘Social Policy’ in Chips Act Rules, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo SaysWall Street Journal
- Russia says it has rerouted all oil exports hit by Western embargoReuters
- Russia Supplies Iran With Cyber Weapons as Military Cooperation GrowsWall Street Journal
- How facial recognition is helping Putin curb dissentReuters
- Kim Jong Un Says He Will Expand Production of Nuclear MaterialWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:U.S. and Japan Strike Deal on Minerals Used in Batteries for Electric CarsWall Street Journal
- Financials:To Some Investors, Banks Look Like BargainsWall Street Journal
- Media:Disney Eliminates Its Metaverse Division as Part of Company’s Layoffs PlanWall Street Journal
Climate
Beyond markets
- NYT op-ed about remote work does not live in the same universe most workers do.Slate.com
- The Jobs Most Exposed to ChatGPTWall Street Journal