What I Am Reading
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Markets
Central banks
US
- Is It Time to Worry About Consumer Debt? What Is Going On in Seven ChartsWall Street Journal
- Rather than a recession, we could be in a 'richcession' insteadCNBC
- Weekly mortgage demand drops again, as interest rates match a 22-year highCNBC
- Amid growing hunger, Americans turn to fast-food joints — whose workers say they can’t afford to eatSalon.com
China
- Beijing Is Caught in a Catch-22 as Economy, Currency StumbleWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- The U.S. Is Turning Away From China, Its Biggest Scientific Partner, at a Precarious TimeWall Street Journal
- Vital Natural Gas Is Being Stashed in Caverns Beneath War-Torn UkraineWall Street Journal
- Estée Lauder’s Big Bet on China Is Looking Not So PrettyWall Street Journal
- UK launches £1 billion fintech growth fund to compete with USCNBC
Industries & companies
- Aerospace:Boeing Taps Local-Born Ford Veteran to Chart China RecoveryWall Street Journal
- Autos:GM investing in Mitra Chem, startup building cheaper LFP EV batteriesCNBC
Corporate finance
Artificial Intelligence
- Companies Put AI to Work Outside the Cloud, Trimming CostsWall Street Journal
Climate
- Climate chief: World leaders at risk of ignoring fossil fuel time bombCNBC
- Economics Tamed the Weather. Now the Weather Strikes Back.Wall Street Journal
- How to make the Inflation Reduction Act protect birds, people from climate changeThe Hill
- Heat Pump vs. A/C: What you need to know about the heat-pump rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act.Slate.com