What I Am Reading
Friday, May 1, 2026
Markets
Credit
Commodities
- Investors are running out of time to brace for true oil shockReuters
- Saudi Arabia Set for Oil Windfall After Hormuz Boosts PricesBloomberg
- Suddenly U.S. Oil Giants Are Taking Another Look at ‘Uninvestable’ VenezuelaWall Street Journal
- Oil Moves Lower After Report of Iranian Response to US ProposalsBloomberg
- Gold Declines as Trump Vows to Maintain Pressure on IranYahoo Finance
Central banks
- Kashkari: Uncertainty around oil shock means Fed should acknowledge risk of rate hikesReuters
- Yen Traders on Alert After Japan’s $34.5 Billion InterventionYahoo Finance
- Japan Can Boost the Yen But That’s Only a Short-Term FixBloomberg
- U.S. Debt Smashes Through Unthinkable Milestone. Can It Be Stopped?Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s energy strategy paying off as US steps up amid global oil crisisFOX
- U.S. Senators Now Prohibited From Trading on Prediction MarketsWall Street Journal
Europe
China
AI
Industries & companies
- Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down as Rescue Deal Falls ApartWall Street Journal
- Cboe Is Slashing 20% of Its Staff in Bid to Focus on Core BusinessesWall Street Journal
Geopolitics
Global Indicators
- Source:Eurostat
- Source:Eurostat
- Source:Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
- Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis