What I Am Reading
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Markets
- Global stocks rally after US, China pause tariff war, but uncertainty remainsReuters
- U.S.-China Trade Talks Lead to 90-Day Tariff Cuts; Dow Surges 1,000 PointsWall Street Journal
- Markets are putting their trust back in Trump, as long as trade deals keep goingCNBC
- Russian central bank sees oil prices stabilizing at $60 per barrelReuters
- China's recovery in crude oil imports is more bearish than bullishReuters
Tariffs
- The Great Trump Tariff RollbackWall Street Journal
- Trump Stages a Trade-War RetreatWall Street Journal
- U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthroughCNBC
- US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to 54%Reuters
- China sees U.S. trade deal as win for BeijingCNBC
- Expect China to help Trump on fentanyl, TikTok, midterm elections: Evercore ISICNBC
- EU Welcomes Progress in U.S.-China Trade DealWall Street Journal
- Container shippers win China-US tariff reprieve, await volume reboundReuters
US
- US consumer prices rise marginally; impact of tariffs awaitedReuters
- What the U.S.-China Tariff Rollback Means for the American EconomyWall Street Journal
- Tariff receipts topped $16B in April, helped cut budget deficitCNBC
- House GOP tax bill calls for $30,000 'SALT' deduction capCNBC
- Millennials struggle financially despite higher earningsCNBC
- Bosses Talk Tough About Workers as Power Shifts in The WorkplaceWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Logistics:Amazon Seals New Partnership With FedEx for Delivering Large PackagesWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Trump most favored nations drug price executive order: What to knowCNBC
- Restaurants:McDonald's announces plans to hire 375,000 workers with Labor secretaryCNBC
- Retail:US-China trade reprieve buys Shein and Temu time to restock US inventoryReuters
- Tech:Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming TariffsWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
AI & Technology
Corporate finance
- AI Startup Perplexity’s Valuation Surges to $14 Billion in New Funding RoundWall Street Journal