Be in the know. 40 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. CN Govt Purportedly Calls Urgent Meetings with Biz Leaders & Economists on how to Reboot Econ (aastocks)
  2. Vegas Golden Knights Win the Stanley Cup (wsj)
  3. Renters Are About to Get the Upper Hand (wsj)
  4. China state planner rolls out measures to lower costs for firms (reuters)
  5. China opens a new era of ‘proactive easing’ (cnbc)
  6. Top China Diplomat Urges Blinken to Stabilize Ties in Call (bloomberg)
  7. Is a takeover on the cards for Asos? (retailgazette)
  8. ‘Crowded’ tech trade? Investors still haven’t piled into these two big names. (marketwatch)
  9. What bull market for stocks? Investors are still sitting on a record pile of cash. (marketwatch)
  10. China Convenes Urgent Meetings on Economy With Business Leaders (bloomberg)
  11. Asos becomes takeover target after details of a £1bn bid emerge (retailgazette)
  12. Frasers Group further raises Asos stake (retailgazette)
  13. Fed Meeting: ‘Hawkish Pause’ May Cap Upside For S&P 500 (investors)
  14. A Fed Skip Is in the Cards. How Jerome Powell Plays It Matters. (barrons)
  15. Tesla Stock Up After It Raises Prices. EV Demand Might Be Improving. (barrons)
  16. China’s Central Bank Moves to Shore Up Recovery (wsj)
  17. China Cuts Rates to Revive Economy. It Could Put a Floor Under Stocks. (barrons)
  18. Recession? Who cares! Deutsche Bank shares Goldman’s bullish stocks view as banks split on downturn. (marketwatch)
  19. Messi wishes fans ‘happy Dragon Boat Festival’ in Taobao Live show (scmp)
  20. The bull market has left these 20 companies behind, but they are primed for growth (marketwatch)
  21. PBOC Cut & Policy Stimulus Fuel Rally and Hope for More, Alibaba Bonus Feature (chinalastnight)
  22. ‘Watering Down’ China Chip Restrictions Sometimes Makes Sense (wsj)
  23. China’s Foreign Minister Tells Blinken It’s Up to the U.S. to Ease Tensions (wsj)
  24. The Great Inflation Scare Reaches Its Final Phase (bloomberg)
  25. Stock-Market Bulls See Room to Run (wsj)
  26. CPI Report Shows Inflation Has Been Cut in Half From Last Year’s Peak (wsj)
  27. What if the Most Powerful Way to Live Longer Is Just Exercise? (wsj)
  28. Fed Seen Sticking With Rate Pause As Wages Show Some Cooling
  29. Fed Set to Pause and Keep Option to Raise Rates in July (bloomberg)
  30. Kenya Is Poised to Become the ‘Singapore of Africa’ (bloomberg)
  31. What to Watch in China’s Economic Data Release With Rate-Cut Calls Mounting (bloomberg)
  32. The “Everything Else” Catch Up Trade Is Kicking In (zerohedge)
  33. It’s “Buy The Rumor” Time For Chinese Markets (zerohedge)
  34. Traders Position for a Fed Pause, Start Unwinding Cut Wagers (bloomberg)
  35. New York Office Occupancy Breaks (above) 50% for First Time Since Pandemic Hit (bloomberg)
  36. Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do Wednesday (cnbc)
  37. Mortgage demand surges as interest rates ease off recent highs (cnbc)
  38. PPI Plunges More Than Expected – Lowest Since Dec 2020 (zerohedge)
  39. Wall Street’s biggest bull called this year’s stock market rally—now instead of a recession, he says ‘the economy is actually slipping into an expansion’ (yahoo)
  40. China readies for stimulus (ft)