Be in the know. 16 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Thomas Hayes: The narrative of the market has been AI and Bitcoin (foxbusiness)
  2. Fed Chair Powell Reiterates Hawkish Stance Ahead Of ‘Humphrey Hawkins’ Testimony (zerohedge)
  3. Jim Cramer hits the charts to predict if there’s stormy weather ahead for the averages (cnbc)
  4. China’s Xi Jinping summons ‘new productive forces’, but old questions linger (reuters)
  5. China Defends 5% Growth Target, Hints at Liquidity Boost (bloomberg)
  6. China’s central bank governor says there’s room to cut banks’ reserve requirements (cnbc)
  7. China’s top securities regulator vows to ‘strictly’ crack down on market manipulators (cnbc)
  8. China Stock Watchdog Vows Action at Times of ‘Market Failures’ (bloomberg)
  9. com Surges on Earnings (barrons)
  10. Patients Lose Access to Weight-Loss Drugs as Employers Stop Coverage (wsj)
  11. Dodge announces first electric muscle car in Charger lineup (foxbusiness)
  12. Jim Cramer hits the charts to predict if there’s stormy weather ahead for the averages (cnbc)
  13. Fed’s Powell still expects rate cuts, but inflation progress “not assured” (reuters)
  14. Alphabet’s AI Missteps Are Opportunity For One Fund Manager (bloomberg)
  15. Commercial real estate fears are overblown, and mortgage bonds show the sector is poised to recover, portfolio manager says (businessinsider)
  16. Bullish tech bets are at the highest in 3 years as market looks ‘increasingly one-sided,’ Citi says (businessinsider)