What I Am Reading
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Markets
Central banks
US
- Americans Likely Increased Their Spending Significantly Last MonthWall Street Journal
- Will Inflation Keep Slowing? The Key Areas to WatchNew York Times
- Companies Are Using Fewer Temp Workers, but That Doesn’t Portend a DownturnWall Street Journal
Europe
China
- China’s Economy Shows Fresh Signs of Weakness in Factories, Consumer SpendingWall Street Journal
- Column: China's PMI stays sluggish, but commodity imports are still robustReuters
- China economy: Factory activity in August shrinks for a fifth monthCNBC
- How Evergrande’s collapse foreshadowed China’s property crisisReuters
Japan
Geopolitics & trade
- China says drop in trade with U.S. is direct consequence of U.S. movesCNBC
- The U.S. and China Are Talking Again. Where It Will Lead Is Unclear.New York Times
- Raimondo’s China Tour Offers Glimmer of Hope to Battered U.S. BusinessesWall Street Journal
- How China became king of new nuclear power, how U.S. could catch upCNBC
Industries & companies
- Energy:Shell Silently Abandoned Its $100 Million-a-Year Plan to Offset CO2 EmissionsBloomberg
- Media:How to stop Meta from using personal data to train generative AICNBC
- Tech:Robot invasion slows in the face of weaker US economy, high interest ratesReuters
- Tech:Microsoft to Unbundle Teams Software in EuropeWall Street Journal
- Tech:Chromebooks Were Once a Good Deal for Schools. Now They’re Becoming E-Waste.Wall Street Journal