What I Am Reading
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Markets
- Wall Street Gets No Relief from PowellBloomberg
- The Dow Is More Broken Than UsualWall Street Journal
- Dollar jumps as consumer prices rise more than expectedReuters
- U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise For Third Straight WeekWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- US consumer prices post largest increase in nearly 1-1/2 years in JanuaryReuters
- Inflation Heated Up in January, Freezing the FedWall Street Journal
- Here's the inflation breakdown for January 2025 — in one chartCNBC
- Trump Tracker: What the President Has Done So Far, From Executive Orders, Proposed Policy and MoreWall Street Journal
- Mortgage refinance demand jumps to highest level since October, but homebuyers pull back againCNBC
Europe
China
Geopolitics & trade I
Geopolitics & trade II
- Trump Calls India a Tariff King, a Title Modi Wants to ShedWall Street Journal
- Modi set to meet Musk for possible Starlink talks during US trip, sources sayReuters
- How Mexico’s Leader Claudia Sheinbaum Persuaded Trump to Hold Fire on TariffsWall Street Journal
- Israel and Hamas Are Teetering Toward WarWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:Chinese Auto Sales Fell in January on Subdued DemandWall Street Journal
AI
- Sam Altman Under Pressure After Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion OpenAI BidWall Street Journal
- SoftBank Opens Up on the $500 Billion Stargate AI Project—But Details Remain SparseWall Street Journal
- EU Sets Out $200 Billion AI Spending Plan in Bid to Catch Up With U.S., ChinaWall Street Journal
- AI Agents Are Everywhere…and NowhereWall Street Journal