What I Am Reading
Friday, January 17, 2025
Markets
Global
- IMF Raises U.S. Growth EstimatesWall Street Journal
- Global Economy to Record Steady But Weak Growth Warns World BankWall Street Journal
Central banks
- A Fed Newcomer Wants to Go Slow on Interest Rates.Wall Street Journal
US
- Mortgage Rates Top 7% for First Time Since Mid-2024Wall Street Journal
- Vivek Ramaswamy Not Expected to Fill JD Vance’s Ohio Senate SeatWall Street Journal
- Trump Ready to Bypass Congress on Border and TariffsWall Street Journal
- Worker shortages may define the 2025 economyReuters
- TikTok’s CEO is planning to join Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos at Trump’s inaugurationMSNBC
China
- China Sees a Fresh Decline in Population, Despite a Rise in BirthsWall Street Journal
Europe
Geopolitics & trade
- Trump and China's Xi discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl, president-elect saysCNBC
- Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdownCNBC
- How VPNs might allow Americans to continue using TikTokCNBC
- Israeli security cabinet recommends Gaza ceasefire dealCNBC
- Donald Trump Jr. Visited Greenland. Then Things Got Weird.Wall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Insurance:A Tale of Two State Insurance MarketsWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Medicare drug price negotiations list includes OzempicCNBC
- Tech:Why tech companies like Amazon, Google and TSMC are in PhoenixCNBC
Corporate finance
- SLB Stock Gains on Topped Forecast, $2.3 Billion BuybackWall Street Journal