Be in the know. 20 key reads for Friday…

  1. China’s Economy Improves in September, Satellite Data Show (bloomberg)
  2. Alibaba, NIO, XPeng Climb. Chinese Businesses Get a Regulatory Boost. (barrons)
  3. Automakers grow frustrated over pace of UAW negotiations as new strike deadline looms (cnbc)
  4. China Looks to Relax Data Rules to Allay Business Fears (bloomberg)
  5. Intel hails ‘landmark’ as high-volume EUV production begins at Irish plant (yahoofinance)
  6. 10-year Treasury yield falls from 15-year high after Fed’s preferred inflation gauge eases (cnbc)
  7. US Core PCE Prices Post Smallest Monthly Rise Since Late 2020 (bloomberg)
  8. Bank Stocks See Big Insider Buys (barrons)
  9. Bonds Remain Oversold After Fastest Yield Rise On Record (zerohedge)
  10. ‘I see more fear than anytime in my business career,’ says BlackRock’s Larry Fink (marketwatch)
  11. House Passes Some Late-Night Bills. Shutdown Still Looking Likely. (barrons)
  12. Buy This Defense Stock. It’s Cheap, and a Shutdown Won’t Hurt It for Long. (barrons)
  13. Nike Sees ‘Very Strong’ Demand in Year Ahead. The Stock Rallies.(barrons)
  14. Nvidia and Other Chip Stocks Had a Terrible September. Wall Street Remains Upbeat. (barrons)
  15. Where Did All the Dark-Suited Japanese Businessmen Go? (nytimes)
  16. Europe’s Richest Royal Family Builds $300 Billion Finance Empire (bloomberg)
  17. Forget the sell-off – Tech stocks have a ‘springboard for growth’ into 2024 that Wall Street has underestimated (businessinsider)
  18. Here Is What Stops, And What Doesn’t, When The Government Shuts Down This Weekend (zerohedge)
  19. Eurozone inflation hits two-year low (ft)
  20. S&P 500 Quarterly Returns (carson)