What I Am Reading
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Markets
- Wobbling US stocks could push volatility-linked funds to ramp up sellingReuters
- Pension Funds Are Pulling $325 Billion From StocksWall Street Journal
- Treasuries: Vanguard Warns 10-Year Yields Risk Spiking Back to 5%Bloomberg
- China Pledges to Steady Yuan as Asian Currencies Come Under PressureWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
Global
- EU March Car Sales Recorded Biggest Drop in 16 MonthsWall Street Journal
- Europe's Love Affair with Electric Cars Wanes as Sales PlungeOilPrice.com
- China Reports Steady Youth Unemployment as Data Paints Mixed Economic PictureWall Street Journal
- India elections: Lok Sabha polls start April 19 —What you need to knowCNBC
Geopolitics& trade I
Geopolitics & trade II
- The Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries EconomistsNew York Times
- Biden Calls for Steep Hike to Tariff on Chinese SteelWall Street Journal
- China slams U.S. probe into its shipbuilding industry for 'unfair practices'CNBC
- TikTok Ban Measure Attached to House Foreign Aid Bill, Boosting Odds of PassageWall Street Journal
- The Race to Reroute Goods From Baltimore: Trains, Trucks and TractorsNew York Times
Industries & companies
- Airlines:Airline execs predict record summer, even more demand for first classCNBC
- Autos:For Tesla, India Represents Big Promise—and Some PerilWall Street Journal
- Chips:TSMC Q1 2024 earnings on strong AI chip demandCNBC
- Consumer Discretionary:Inside Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on RivalsWall Street Journal
- Energy:BP to Simplify Organization, Trim Leadership TeamWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Ozempic Babies: Doctors Want Safety Data on Obesity Shots During PregnancyBloomberg