What I Am Reading
Monday, May 6, 2024
Markets
Central banks
- Why the Fed Is Right to Bide Its Time on Rate MovesWall Street Journal
US
- The Government-Spending Jobs BoomWall Street Journal
- U.S. Jobs Growth Set to Slow, Conference Board SaysWall Street Journal
- Renters' hopes of being able to buy a home have fallen to a record low, New York Fed survey showsCNBC
- Fewer low-income Americans took out mortgages in 2023, study saysReuters
- Americans can't stop 'spaving' — here’s how to avoid this financial trapCNBC
- Write It Down: Historians Will Conclude 2021-Present Was Not InflationFOX
Global
- Global Housing Crisis Affects Immigration-Fueled Growth, Living StandardsBloomberg
- India’s Boom Faces a Pitfall: Sharing the WealthWall Street Journal
- China Services-Sector Gauge Shows Slower Activity ExpansionWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Gaza: Israeli military tells Palestinians in Rafah to 'evacuate immediately'CNBC
- Biden, Netanyahu to Speak as Israel Tells Gazans to Leave RafahBloomberg
- Columbia cancels university-wide commencement ceremony after weeks of protests on campusCNBC
- China’s Xi Shouldn’t Expect an Easy Ride in Europe This TimeWall Street Journal
- Joe Biden’s Japanese DiplomacyWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:U.S. automakers like GM rapidly lose ground in ChinaCNBC
- Retail:How Online Shopping Is Saving the Bricks-and-Mortar StoreWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- ‘Green Shoots’ Grow Out of Control on Wall StreetWall Street Journal
Climate
- Households Wince at the Rising Price of Going GreenWall Street Journal
Artificial Intelligence
- OpenAI Brings Custom Tech to This Year’s Met Gala ExhibitionWall Street Journal
- For AI, a Few Seconds of Power Becomes a Booming BusinessWall Street Journal