What I Am Reading
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Markets
- Wall Street turns higher as cooling inflation eases rate-cut fearsReuters
- Investors hope for US stock market trifecta in 2025 after back-to-back boom yearsReuters
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway scoops up Occidental and other stocks during sell-offCNBC
- Japan's government 'alarmed' by recent forex moves, top officials sayReuters
- Brazil Has a Great Economy but Awful Markets. Here’s Why.Barron's
Central banks
US I
US II
Europe
- Elon Musk Shook Up U.S. Politics. Will the U.K. Be Next?Wall Street Journal
- Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in electionCNBC
- German politicians are talking tough, but offering littleEconomist
- VW, Union Agree to Cut Capacity and Keep German Plants OpenBloomberg
- France’s new prime minister faces a looming messEconomist
China
- China’s economy is in for another rough yearEconomist
- China Tells Chief Economists: Be Positive, or ElseWall Street Journal
Canada
South Korea
- South Korea’s president is impeachedEconomist
Geopolitics & trade
- Donald Trump Threatens Tariffs If EU Doesn’t Buy More US Oil, GasBloomberg
- Israel vs. Turkey: The Intensifying Middle-East Power StruggleWall Street Journal
- The China Shock Behind the Honda-Nissan Merger TalksWall Street Journal