Be in the know. 13 key reads for Friday…

  1. Small-cap stocks beating S&P 500 this quarter as investors expect Fed rate cuts (marketwatch)
  2. Top Economist Backs Off Recession Call. Why He Made the ‘Very Difficult Decision.’ (barrons)
  3. Temu and Shein face U.S. crackdown as Biden administration cites abuse of trade loophole (marketwatch)
  4. Alibaba, Tencent, & Meituan Are Buying Their Stock. Are You? (chinalastnight)
  5. Boeing Workers Vote to Strike, Halt Jet Production (barrons)
  6. ‘Real’ Interest Rates Point to Bigger Fed Cut (barrons)
  7. Investor sentiment dived in September. Here’s why it’s a good sign for stock bulls. (marketwatch)
  8. Mortgage rates are falling ahead of the Fed’s planned rate cut. How borrowers can capitalize. (marketwatch)
  9. ECB Cuts Interest Rates for Second Time in Three Months (wsj)
  10. Tech giants and investors are shoveling cash into artificial intelligence amid questions about whether it will pay off (wsj)
  11. Traders See 40% Chance of a Half-Point Fed Cut by Next Week (bloomberg)
  12. The Return of the Gas-Guzzling, Huge-Engine Supercar (bloomberg)
  13. China Internal Passport Revamp Could Fuel New China Growth (bloomberg)