Be in the know. 20 key reads for Monday…

  1. US inspectors arrive in PwC, KPMG offices in Hong Kong to review Chinese companies’ audit records, sources say (scmp)
  2. The mighty dollar may be about to crack, says this strategist, who offers stocks to watch on either side. (marketwatch)
  3. China central bank cuts 14-day reverse repo rate, steps up cash injections (cnbc)
  4. Goldman Sachs Prefers the US Stock Market. Why Alibaba Is an Exception. (barrons)
  5. Bluebird Bio Stock Soars on FDA Approval of Gene Therapy for Rare Neurological Disease (barrons)
  6. AutoZone Stock Rises After Posting Strong Profits (barrons)
  7. Will GE HealthCare Stock Find a Home With Investors? (barrons)
  8. Back-to-work barometer falls short of measuring up to reality as offices fill up (nypost)
  9. Ralph Lauren Sees Faster Growth on Higher Prices, New Customers (bloomberg)
  10. China’s Factories Accelerate Robotics Push as Workforce Shrinks (wsj)
  11. Do Wages Drive Prices, or Vice Versa? The Answer Matters for Interest Rates (wsj)
  12. Economy Week Ahead: Federal Reserve and Other Central Banks in Focus (wsj)
  13. Are Biotech IPOs Coming Back? Some Investors Think So (wsj)
  14. Rising Bond Yields Change the Calculus for Stocks (wsj)
  15. Homebuilder sentiment tumbles for ninth consecutive month (foxbusiness)
  16. Xi and Modi ‘not standing with Putin’ over war in Ukraine, analysts say (ft)
  17. China Vanke spin-off seeks $780mn in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO this year (ft)
  18. Stanley Druckenmiller says the Fed is like a ‘reformed smoker,’ while Jeff Gundlach warns it’s driving the US into a dumpster. 6 market experts talk straight about rate hikes. (businessinsider)
  19. Alibaba sets up AI labs with two prestigious Chinese universities (scmp)
  20. Goldman unsure if Chinese stocks can rally before Communist Party congress (scmp)