What I Am Reading
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Markets
Currencies
US I
- New US jobless claims slip, but people are remaining unemployed for longerReuters
- US Continuing Unemployment Claims Rise to Highest in More Than Three YearsBloomberg
- The U.S. Needs a Productivity Miracle. It Might Just Get One.Wall Street Journal
- Empty nesters downsizing won't solve the housing crisis: new researchCNBC
US II
- Cutting the Deficit Is Easy—It’s Just UnpopularWall Street Journal
- GOP will need unity to cut spendingWashington Examiner
- Who Is Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Go-To Cost-Cutter at DOGE?Bloomberg
China
- Xi Digs In With Top-Down Economic Plan Even as China Drowns in DebtWall Street Journal
- China plans record $411 billion special treasury bond issuance next yearReuters
- China Seeks to Spur Growth by Giving Local Officials Bond LeewayBloomberg
- China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next yearReuters
- China to focus on stabilizing housing market in 2025, housing regulator saysReuters
Canada
- Canada GDP Cools After Stronger-Than-Expected 0.3% Growth in OctoberWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Chinese Students in U.S. Warned to Stay Put Ahead of Second Trump TermWall Street Journal
- Russia Rejects Trump Call for Ukraine Truce, But Ready for TalksBloomberg
- Why Ukraine Is Worried About Trump’s Promise to End Russia’s WarBloomberg
- Trump’s Tariff Plan Will Raise Prices of Affordable CarsWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Airlines:A look back at U.S. airlines' wild 2024, from door plugs to bankruptcyCNBC
- Metals:Electric dreams turn into a nightmare for battery metalsReuters
- Retail:Holiday Sales Reveal a Split in Consumer SpendingWall Street Journal
- Tech:Microsoft Is Forcing Its AI Assistant on People—and Making Them PayWall Street Journal
- Tech:Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2025Wall Street Journal
- Tech:Court Orders Recall of Signify Products for Infringing Seoul Semiconductor PatentsWall Street Journal
Corporate finance
Crypto
AI
- Don’t Look Now, but China’s AI Is Catching Up FastWall Street Journal