August 24 (Saturday)

Markets
Dow plummets more than 600 points after Trump orders US manufacturers to leave China (C)
Stocks, Bond Yields Fall on Escalating Trade Tensions (W)
Yield curve inverts again Friday as Trump reignites fears the trade war will lead to a recession (C)
Fed’s Powell vs. Trump: who’s got a ‘feel’ for markets now? (R)
Oil Slides as Latest China Tariffs Reignite Demand Fears (W)

Central banks
Powell Issues Warning Over Trade, Signals More Rate Cuts Are Possible (W)
Fed’s commitment to act upstaged by Trump’s furor (R)
Fed Vice Chair Clarida says the global economic outlook has worsened since July meeting (C)

US
How Trump’s tax cuts and the trade war have set the stage for a self-inflicted recession (NN)

US politics
Biden Slams ‘Irrational’ Foreign Policy as Trump Departs for G-7 (B)
Democratic Leaders Aren’t Weeping for Those Who Miss Debate Cut (W)
Justice Ginsburg Undergoes Treatment for Pancreatic Tumor (W)

Geopolitics & trade
Trump will raise tariff rates on Chinese goods in response to trade war retaliation (C)
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation (R)
Here’s a list of American products targeted by China’s new tariffs (C)
Latest Round in Trade War Set to Hit U.S. Vehicles, Agriculture Hard (W)
In a bad sign for trade talks, Trump deploys a new label for China’s Xi – ‘enemy (C)
Hong Kong Protesters Form Human Chains in Latest Opposition Tactic (W)

Industries & companies
Autos: BMW, Mercedes-Benz Ensnared Again in U.S.-China Trade War (B)
FAANGs: Amazon Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products (W)
Industrials: U.S. Steel to idle Indiana plant, 150 jobs at risk (R)
Retail: Retailers Dealt Another Blow as Trump Steps Up China Tariffs (B)

Offbeat
Illinois Death Could Be First Linked to Vaping (W)
Customers Handed Over Their DNA. The Company Let the FBI Take a Look. (W)