Jun 18 (Thursday)

YRI
Morning Briefing PDF
Daily Markets

Markets
Dow Industrials Fall, Snapping 3-Day Winning Streak | W
Stock futures open flat in overnight trading | C
Where to Invest as Second Wave of Virus Infections Hits Markets | B
Stock-market legend who called 3 financial bubbles says this one is the ‘Real McCoy,’ | MW

Central banks
The Fed will move away from ETFs to direct corporate bond purchases, Powell says | C
Powell Says Economic Gains Are at Risk if Stimulus Measures End Prematurely | W
Fed’s Powell beats drum for more government aid to bolster economy | R

US
U.S. homebuilding rises moderately; jump in permits hints at green shoots | R

US policies & politics
House panel debating $494 billion infrastructure measure | R
John Bolton book: Trump asked China’s President to help him win 2020 election, Bolton claims | NN

Geopolitics & trade
Mnuchin Declares Global Corporate-Tax Talks at an Impasse | W
U.S.-China Trade Deal on Track, Lighthizer Says | W
NATO Allies Push Back at U.S. Order to Pull Troops Out of Germany | W

Industries & companies
Consumers: Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s to Change Brands Rooted in Racist Imagery | W
Railroads: Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz sees ‘signs of optimism’ in multiple markets | C

Virus
China Tightens Controls Over Beijing as Coronavirus Infections Spread | W
More Than a Dozen U.S. States See Rise in Coronavirus Cases | W

Offbeat
When Workers Can Live Anywhere, Many Ask: Why Do I Live Here? | W