Be in the know. 22 key reads for Wednesday…

  1. Who are the 50 people influencing markets the most this year? Tell MarketWatch what you think. (marketwatch)
  2. Stocks Slip as Fed Remains in Focus (barrons)
  3. Value and Growth Duke It Out. The Fed Is the Referee. (barrons)
  4. FOX BUSINESS NETWORK OVERTAKES CNBC AS LEADER IN BUSINESS TELEVISION DELIVERING HIGHEST-RATED QUARTER SINCE 2020 (foxbusiness)
  5. Wall Street’s favorite stock sector has potential upside of 43% as we enter the second half of 2022 (marketwatch)
  6. How long will will the bear market last? It hinges on recession, says Wells Fargo Institute. (marketwatch)
  7. Fed’s Powell sees possibility that inflation can come down quickly as demand subsides (marketwatch)
  8. SOX semiconductor index could double over the next couple of years, analyst says (marketwatch)
  9. Pessimism on chip stocks is hitting a new high, and the money seems to be flowing toward software (marketwatch)
  10. Why It Might Be Time to Bet on Las Vegas Sands (barrons)
  11. Why the S&P 500 may be in for a 1966-style bear market, according to DWS Group (marketwatch)
  12. Shanghai reopening: restaurants restart offering dine-in services (scmp)
  13. China removes Covid-19 risk indicator in digital travel passes (scmp)
  14. Consumers’ Outlook on the Economy Hits Lowest Point in Nearly a Decade (wsj)
  15. G-7 Bid to Cap Russian Oil Price Faces Hurdle of Global Enforcement (wsj)
  16. Fed’s Inflation Fight Made Tougher by State Relief Efforts (bloomberg)
  17. NFTs Have ‘Fallen Off the Cliff’ as Sales Sink to Lowest Levels in a Year (bloomberg)
  18. The Chief Investment Officer of a $1.1 billion firm says this bear market is a ‘once-in-a-generation entry point’ for investors to get more aggressive — and shares 15 stocks she’s buying now (businessinsider)
  19. China’s Central Bank Emphasizes Jobs and Controlling Inflation (bloomberg)
  20. China allows Kanzhun, Full Truck Alliance apps to resume user registration (reuters)
  21. China to extend tariff exemptions on some U.S. products (reuters)
  22. The Big Read. Ships going dark: Russia’s grain smuggling in the Black Sea (ft)