June 23 (Wednesday)

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Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Stock Market News: Bitcoin Price Stabilizes, Nasdaq Hits All-Time High | W
 
Central banks I
Fed will not raise rates on inflation fears alone, Powell says | R
Fed’s Powell sticks to transient inflation scenario on Capitol Hill | R
Fed’s Powell Plays Down Inflation Threat | W
Fed’s Powell: ‘very, very unlikely’ the U.S. will see 1970s-style inflation | C

Central banks II
U.S. Fed bank stress tests pave way for stock buyback, dividend bonanza | R
Fed Officials Stress Bond Buying Isn’t Aimed at Boosting Housing Market | W
Confused by the Fed? So Are Markets | W

US I
U.S. Existing-Home Prices Hit Record High in May | W
Rising Inflation Looks Less Severe Using Pre-Pandemic Comparisons | W
The coming productivity boom | MIT Technology Review

US II
Infrastructure Talks Focus on How to Pay for Bipartisan Package | W
Senate Republicans block S1 For the People Act bill | C
Families can now opt out of child tax credit payments starting July 15 | C

China
LinkedIn Accounts of Scholars Blocked in China | W

Geopolitics & trade
Can America’s Solar Power Industry Compete with China’s? One Firm Tries | W

Industries & companies
Airlines: U.S. Airports to Receive $8 Billion to Help Pay Bills as Travel Recovers | W
Airlines: ‘It’s out of control.’ Airlines, flight attendants want stiffer penalties for unruly passengers | C
Communication services: Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe of Alleged Ad-Tech Abuses | W
Fitness: Peloton getting into wearables market with heart rate armband: report | C

Virus
Delta Covid-19 Variant Could Be Dominant in U.S. in Two to Three Weeks, Study Says | W
Fauci declares delta variant ‘greatest threat’ to the nation’s efforts to eliminate Covid | C
Morgan Stanley to bar workers without Covid vaccinations from offices | C
They Relied on Chinese Vaccines. Now They’re Battling Outbreaks. | N

Crypto
Bitcoin drop below $30,000 sparks fears of another crypto winter | C