What I Am Reading
Monday, August 31, 2026
Markets
- U.S. Stocks Down Amid Mideast Flare-UpWall Street Journal
- Wall St slips as higher oil prices, hawkish Fed bets weighReuters
Credit
- Long-Term Global Government Bond Yields Hit Fresh HighsWall Street Journal
- The Quiet Bond Risk of Bloated State SpendingWall Street Journal
- Japan's 2-Year Yield Hits 31-Year High — Why the Yen Carry Trade Matters for BitcoinYahoo Finance
Commodities
- Gold Futures Lose Ground as Oil Picks UpWall Street Journal
- Oil prices jump 3% to over $90 after US-Iran exchange strikes for first time in a monthNew York Post
- Oil Gains After First U.S. Strikes in Weeks on Iranian TargetsWall Street Journal
- U.S. Dollar RetreatsWall Street Journal
Central banks
US economy
- Companies Are Paying for Price Cuts With Their Tariff RefundsWall Street Journal
- Trump’s tariff fix leaves US trade policy in permanent fluxFinancial Times
Europe
- German Inflation Rises But Few Signs of Energy-Shock SpilloverWall Street Journal
China
- Huawei Profit Slumps by a Third on R&D Expenses, Raw-Material CostsWall Street Journal
Global Economy & Emerging Markets
- El Niño Threatens to Disrupt Industries WorldwideWall Street Journal
- India’s Economy Posts Robust Growth Despite Mideast Energy ShockWall Street Journal
AI
Corporate finance
- Aon Strikes Roughly $17 Billion Deal for Insurance Brokerage USIWall Street Journal
- ONEOK to Buy Brazos Midstream’s Permian Assets for $4.43 BillionWall Street Journal
Geopolitics
Beyond Markets
- Courting Consumers at the U.S. OpenWall Street Journal