What I Am Reading
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Markets
Central Banks
- ECB is 'nearly done' with cuts if forecasts hold, Vujcic saysReuters
- Bank of England is 'not sanguine' about inflation hump, Greene saysReuters
- BOJ must ensure fiscal considerations don't overtake mandate, deputy governor saysReuters
- Trump urges Fed chief to cut interest rateCNBC
- Russia’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate Despite High InflationWall Street Journal
Trade & Tariffs
- Trump announces U.S.-China trade talks in London next weekCNBC
- South Korea’s New Leader Needs a TACO Moment. So Do Investors.Barron's
- Trump’s New Steel Tariffs Look Vulnerable to a Courtroom ChallengeWall Street Journal
- America’s tax on foreign investors could do more damage than tariffsEconomist
- China Becomes Source of New Cancer Treatments, in Threat to U.S. DrugsBarron's
US
- U.S. payrolls increased 139,000 in May, more than expected; unemployment at 4.2%CNBC
- Health insurance coverage losses under House GOP tax, spending billCNBC
- Supreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security dataCNBC
- It’s the Republicans, Not Musk, Who Are Serious About Cutting SpendingWall Street Journal
Europe
- European Industry Contracts as Tariffs Pull Exports LowerWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
- Russia sees bleak prospects for expiring nuclear arms pact given 'ruined' ties with USReuters
- Russia Strikes Ukraine in Retaliation for Covert Drone OperationWall Street Journal
- Ukrainian attack damaged 10% of Russia's strategic bombers, Germany saysReuters
- China demonstrates coast guard capability to Pacific nationsReuters
- Iran says US travel ban shows 'deep hostility' for Iranians, MuslimsReuters