August 01 (Wednesday)

Markets
Bond Traders See Fed as Only Game in Town for Policy Tightening (B)

US
U.S. Household Spending, Income Rose at Solid Rate in June (W)
U.S. Workers Get Biggest Pay Increase in Nearly a Decade (W)
Young People Don’t Want Construction Jobs. That’s a Problem for the Housing Market. (W)
Why Americans Spend So Much on Health Care—In 12 Charts (W)

Europe
Eurozone Economy Slows Further as Exports Sputter (W)

China
Chinese Economy Starts to Feel Tariff Impact (W)
China’s Steelmakers Are Smashing Production Records (B)

US politics & trade
Capital gains tax cut idea puts pressure on Trump administration (R)
U.S. Considers Higher Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports (B)

Industries & companies
Autos: Tesla is enlisting workers from all over the company in an urgent push to build batteries and cars (C)
Consumer: Procter & Gamble, in a Strategy Shift, Moves to Raise Prices (W)
FANGs: Facebook Pulls Fake Accounts That Mimic Russian Tactics Ahead of Election (W)
FANGs: Apple jumps 3% on strong quarter, guidance (C)
Pharma: Pfizer to Raise R&D Spending as Pipeline Focus Sharpens (W)
Tech: Samsung’s Mobile Profit Falls as Consumers Pass on Galaxy S9 Phones (W)

Technology
How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can (N)

Offbeat
Ready, Aim, Hire a ‘Fortnite’ Coach: Parents Enlist Videogame Tutors for Their Children (W)
U.S. judge halts release of blueprints for 3-D printed guns (R)