What I Am Reading
Monday, August 18, 2025
Markets I
- Dow ends higher after UnitedHealth gains, other indexes slip on rate cut uncertaintyReuters
- Trump’s Emerging Market Behavior Is Unsettling Investors. How It Could Hit Markets.Barron's
- Global markets face shaky week ahead as US pressure mounts on UkraineReuters
- Investors react to US-Russia summit reaching no agreementReuters
- Oil markets seen bearish after Trump-Putin Alaska meetingReuters
Markets II
Central banks
US
Japan
- Japan’s Economy Records Modest Growth Despite Trade UncertaintyWall Street Journal
Europe
China
Geopolitics & trade I
- Why some suspect stable trade may not follow Trump's tariff dealsCNBC
- Xi Jinping’s weaponization of rare-earth elements will ultimately backfireEconomist
- How scared should you be of “the China squeeze”?Economist
- Trump warned by Senate Democrats to rethink chip sales to ChinaCNBC
- U.S. delegation's India visit called off as trade tensions simmerCNBC
- EU digital rules trade statement with U.S.CNBC
Geopolitics & trade II
Industries & companies
Artificial Intelligence
- Which AI Model Is Best? Gamblers Bet Millions on the AnswerWall Street Journal