What I Am Reading
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Markets
Commodities
- Oil Prices Tumble as Fears of U.S. Action in Iran EaseFinancial Times
- Halliburton Sees Speedy Return to Venezuela, Plays Down RisksFinancial Times
Central Banks
- What Fed Officials Said This Week About the Powell ProbeWall Street Journal
- The Fed Fights BackWall Street Journal
- ECB's Kazaks: No Room for Complacency as Attacks on Fed Raise RisksReuters
- Traders See ~40 bps of BoE Cuts by SeptReuters
- BOJ Seen Raising Rates to 1% or Higher by SeptemberReuters
- Yen Holds Below 160 on Intervention FearsReuters
US Economy
Japan
China
Geopolitics & Trade
AI
- AI Drives Semiconductor Revenues Past $1 Trillion for 2026Financial Times
Corporate Finance
US Inflation Rate (December 2025)
- lar pace to the headline measure. Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics
US PPI (November 2025)
- . Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Retail Sales (November 2025)
- . Source:U.S. Census Bureau
US Existing Home Sales (December 2025)
- -month supply. Source:National Association of Realtors