What I Am Reading
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Markets
Central banks
- What a Fed Interest-Rate Pause Means for Your MoneyWall Street Journal
- Powell expects more Fed rate hikes ahead as inflation fight 'has a long way to go'CNBC
- Fed’s Powell Says Higher Interest Rates Needed to Curb US InflationBloomberg
- Powell: Half-point of additional hikes a "good guess" of policy outcomeReuters
- Fed’s Powell Testifies in US House on Monetary Policy: 5 Key TakeawaysBloomberg
- Fed’s Raphael Bostic Says Bar to Justify Further Interest Rate Hikes Is HigherBloomberg
US
- Forget the Fed, and Focus on the EconomyWall Street Journal
- Weekly mortgage demand flat, interest rates drop for the third straight weekCNBC
- Can I Buy a House? Listing Plummet as High Rates Tie Owners DownBloomberg
- Teenagers are in high demand as summer hiring surge gets under wayCNBC
- Chuck Schumer Joins Crowd Clamoring for AI RegulationsWall Street Journal
- Taxpayer experience in 2023 'vastly improved' compared with 2022: ReportCNBC
- Why Supreme Court hasn't decided on Biden's student loan forgivenessCNBC
Europe
India
- Modi’s Vision for India Rests On Six Giant CompaniesWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Biden labels Chinese President Xi a dictatorCNBC
- China Lashes Out at U.S. After Biden Calls Xi a DictatorWall Street Journal
- Inside China's spy war on American corporationsCNBC
- U.S. Tracked Huawei, ZTE Workers at Suspected Chinese Spy Sites in CubaWall Street Journal
- Western Countries Look for More Ways to Help Fund Ukraine’s ReconstructionWall Street Journal
- EU approves 11th sanctions package against Russia over UkraineReuters
- Ukraine offensive 'slower than desired', Zelenskiy says; Putin sees 'lull'Reuters
Industries & companies
- Consumer:What Costco’s Baskets Reveal About Consumer FinancesWall Street Journal
- Consumer:FTC sues Amazon over 'deceptive' Prime sign-up and cancellation processCNBC
- Consumer:Amazon Prime Day 2023 sale runs July 11 and 12CNBC
- Tech:Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers, while Big Tech goes back to the officeVox
Technology
Crypto
- Bitcoin Bonanza on Tap if BlackRock ETF Is ApprovedWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- Pandemic Learning Slide Continues for 13-Year-Olds, Making Full Recovery UnlikelyWall Street Journal
- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took ride on Paul Singer planeCNBC
- Listen to the music play: Fed Chair Jerome Powell admits to being a DeadheadCNBC
- Feds are buying your life with your tax dollarsNY Post