Be in the know. 15 key reads for Monday…

  1. Ant CEO says AlipayHK now has almost half the city’s population signed up as users (scmp)
  2. Chinese tech giants’ push into U.S., Europe’s markets sets up potential clash with Amazon (cnbc)
  3. exclusive | JPMorgan’s wealth chief Erdoes backs China markets after stock rout as best opportunity to emerge when doubters flee (scmp)
  4. HKEX chairwoman: China economy sure to rebound as reforms continue and markets ‘digest’ leadership reshuffle (scmp)
  5. Dovish FOMC Would See Traders Scrambling to Catch Up, Survey Shows (bloomberg)
  6. Jerome Powell Is Popular. His War on Inflation Could Change That. (nytimes)
  7. The Midterms Are Almost Here. What’s at Stake for the Economy. (barrons)
  8. 3 Potential Outcomes for the Midterms—and What Each Scenario Would Mean (barrons)
  9. The Dow Is Having a Great Month, the Nasdaq Is Having a Good One. What History Says Happens Next. (barrons)
  10. Higher Interest Rates Fuel Losses at the Federal Reserve (wsj)
  11. Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says End of Fed Tightening Nearing (bloomberg)
  12. China Covid Cases Top 2,500, Rising the Most in Over 80 Days (bloomberg)
  13. China’s factory activity drops, bogged down by more Covid controls (cnbc)
  14. Japan Spent Record $42 Billion in October to Prop Up Yen (bloomberg)
  15. Morgan Stanley: Why Inflation Is Likely To Fall Faster Than Most Expect Based On M2 Growth (zerohedge)