What I Am Reading
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Markets
- Nasdaq, S&P 500 end lower as investors sell tech, buy less pricey sectorsReuters
- Tech Stocks Extend Decline, Dragging Indexes Further from RecordsWall Street Journal
- Why 2025 Is the Year to Invest in International StocksMorningstar
- Here’s the downside of index funds and ETFsMarketWatch
- Labubu-maker Pop Mart's shares rise after it posts 400% profit surgeCNBC
Central banks
- Hassett likely to be Trump's pick for Fed chief, though Warsh is more qualified, CNBC survey findsCNBC
- Fed Minutes Show Majority of FOMC Saw Inflation as Greater RiskBloomberg
- Fed dissenters appeared alone in favoring rate cut at July meeting, minutes showReuters
- Powell has used Jackson Hole to battle inflation and buoy jobs; he's now caught between bothReuters
- Fed's Lisa Cook says she will not resign over mortgage fraud claimsCNBC
- Fed Found Over 22,000 Mortgages Like Those Pulte Is Now FlaggingBloomberg
- BOJ chief's dogged caution tempers board's hawkish instinctsReuters
US
Geopolitics & trade
- Europe Should Deepen Ties With Non-U.S. Trade Partners, Lagarde SaysWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:Hertz to Sell Used Cars on Amazon AutosWall Street Journal