WALL STREET´S CHINA DREAMS SLIP AWAY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Wall Street’s China Dreams Slip Away U.S. banks, asset managers struggle to expand their businesses while tensions escalate By Jack Pitcher ...

WHY INVESTORS ARE GAMBLING ON PLACID STOCKMARKETS / THE ECONOMIST

Why investors are gambling on placid stockmarkets What looks like a safe bet carries a hidden danger A businessman sitting on a glass dome w...

PURSUIT OF A MODERN-DAY U.S. STEEL INDUSTRY LEADER WILL TEST BIDEN´S TRUSTBUSTERS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Pursuit of a modern-day US steel industry leader will test Biden’s trustbusters Capitalists’ tactics have changed since Andrew Carnegie’s da...

HOUSING WILL KEEP THE FED HONEST / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Housing will keep the Fed honest Expensive mortgages have not stopped a home price rebound Ethan Wu © FT montage/Dreamstime Good morning.  H...

IT´S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION -- SHOPPING IN PERSON IS GETTING WORSE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

It’s Not Your Imagination—Shopping in Person Is Getting Worse Stores have fewer workers than they used to, and are resorting to keeping more...

IN A HOT JOB MARKET, THE MINIMUN WAGE BECOMES AN AFTERTHOUGHT / THE NEW YORK TIMES

In a Hot Job Market, the Minimum Wage Becomes an Afterthought The federal wage floor of $7.25 is increasingly irrelevant when even most teen...

RISK OFF AND Q2 ´23 Z.1 / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Risk Off and Q2 '23 Z.1 Doug Nolan  Global market “risk off” is gathering momentum.  China’s currency weakened another 1.06% versus the ...