What I Am Reading
Monday, June 23, 2025
Markets I
Markets II
Mid-East I
- Iran says it fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, explosions heard over DohaReuters
- Iran Has Three Options to Respond to US Bombing But Two Are TerribleBloomberg
- Iran Has an Oil Card to Play. So Does the U.S.Wall Street Journal
- The Strait of Hormuz: The 6 Miles of Water Keeping Global Markets on EdgeWall Street Journal
Mid-East II
Central banks
- Trump’s Relentless Interest-Rate Pressure Creates Lose-Lose Scenario for PowellWall Street Journal
- ECB Alert to Inflation Threat From Strait of Hormuz, Lagarde SaysWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
US I
- US business activity moderates; inflation pressures building upReuters
- Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax-and-Spending Bill Gets Slimmed Down in SenateWall Street Journal
- Trump, US Senate Republicans face test as 'Big Beautiful Bill' deadline loomsReuters
- 'Big beautiful' bill health care cuts may add to medical debts: reportCNBC
- Medicaid Cuts in Senate Bill Worsen Health For Half of US KidsBloomberg
US II
- Home Sales Rose in May, but Housing Market Is Still SluggishWall Street Journal
- New York to Build One of First U.S. Nuclear-Power Plants in GenerationWall Street Journal