wiar 10-14-21

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October 14 (Thursday)

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Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Stocks Waver After Inflation Data, Major Earnings | W
Inflation Data Push Treasury Yields Closer Together | W
Municipal 30-Day Supply Is Highest Since 2020 at $18 Billion | B

Energy & climate
Governments’ Climate Pledges Not Enough to Meet Paris Agreement Targets, IEA Says | W
BlackRock’s ETF empire and the future of ESG investing | C

Global
Post-Covid Global Economy Falters Due to Inflation and Supply-Chain Woes | W

Central banks
Fed says it could begin ‘gradual tapering process’ by mid-November | C
Fed Signals Asset Purchases Could End by Mid-2022 | W

US
Consumer prices rise more than expected as energy costs surge | C
More expensive food, rents boost U.S. inflation; further increases anticipated | R
L.A. Port to Operate Around the Clock to Ease Cargo Logjams | W
Push by ports, delivery companies to ease holiday bottleneck, Biden says | R

Geopolitics & trade
G20 finance chiefs back tax deal, pledge to sustain recovery, watch inflation | R
EU proposes easing controls on British trade to N. Ireland | R
Northern Ireland’s DUP and business groups react cautiously to EU proposals | R

Industries & companies
Airlines: Delta Air Lines (DAL) earnings 3Q 2021 | C
Airlines: Travelers, Welcome to the Revolution in Overhead Bin Size | W
Financials: JPMorgan (JPM) earnings Q3 2021 | C
Tech: Apple Studying Potential of AirPods as Health Device | W

Corporate finance
New IPOs Are Racing Back to the U.S. Equity Market | B
Tech Moguls Back GoodLeap’s Green Housing Push With $12 Billion Valuation | W

Virus
White House calls on pediatricians to help with rollout of kids’ Covid vaccine | C
J&J Covid booster shot: FDA scientists strike favorable tone ahead of vote this week | C

Beyond markets
IMF chief Georgieva says data-rigging scandal won’t hamper IMF-World Bank cooperation | R
William Shatner speech to Jeff Bezos after Blue Origin launch | C