What I Am Reading
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Markets
US
- Mortgage demand drops again after FHA loan interest rate hits 21-year highCNBC
- Energy Stocks, Long a Laggard, Gain Ground on Sturdy US GrowthBloomberg
- Minneapolis Controls US Inflation With Affordable Housing, RentingBloomberg
- Why Fitch’s Downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating MattersWall Street Journal
- Secret memo details Trump plot to overturn 2020 loss to Biden: ReportCNBC
Europe
China
- China Slips Into Deflation in Warning Sign for World EconomyWall Street Journal
- Chinese Exports Fall at Steepest Pace Since February 2020Wall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Financials:Banks’ Problems Aren’t Over, According to the Bond MarketWall Street Journal
- Financials:Moody’s bank downgrade in charts: U.S. Bank, Fifth Third, others under reviewCNBC
- Retail:Target to add Starbucks curbside pickup across the countryCNBC
- Tech:CHIPS Act: Semiconductor makers wait for checks one year onCNBC
- Tech:U.S. chip sector talent gap emerges as makers spend billionsCNBC
Climate
- Earth Just Had Its Hottest Month Ever. How Six Cities Are Coping.Wall Street Journal