Be in the know. 22 key reads for Tuesday…

  1. S. Retail Sales Jump by Most Since March, Topping Forecasts (bloomberg)
  2. Biden-Xi virtual meeting ends with both sides calling for more cooperation amid tensions (cnbc)
  3. China Looks a Lot Like Japan Did in the 1980s (bloomberg)
  4. Uber (UBER) CEO Buys $9 Million in Stock (streetinsider)
  5. Walmart Boosts Outlook as Sales Rise Despite Inflation (bloomberg)
  6. Home Depot Stock Is Gaining as Earnings Show People Are Still Fixing Up Homes (barrons)
  7. Biden’s Inflation Solution May Be Staring Him in the Face—China (barrons)
  8. Fund managers make their biggest bets on U.S. stocks in 8 years as growth fears recede (marketwatch)
  9. It’s Down to Powell or Brainard. A Fed Chair Announcement Is ‘Imminent.’ (barrons)
  10. Vodafone Raises Earnings and Free Cash Flow Guidance (barrons)
  11. Berkshire Hathaway Sells Merck Shares, Buys Royalty Pharma Stake (barrons)
  12. Biden, Xi Cool Down Hostilities in Virtual Meeting (wsj)
  13. China Posts Robust Growth in Factory Output and Consumer Spending (wsj)
  14. Ocean Shipping Rates Fall but Ports Are Still Jammed (wsj)
  15. Pfizer Moves to Allow Cheap Versions of Promising Covid Pill (bloomberg)
  16. China Releases 36,000-Word Document Expected to Extend Xi’s Rule (bloomberg)
  17. Chinese livestreamers can rake in billions of dollars in hours. How long will it last? (cnbc)
  18. Boeing gets 737 MAX order worth $9 billion from Akasa Air (marketwatch)
  19. This Is What Hedge Funds Bought And Sold In Q3: Complete 13F Summary (zerohedge)
  20. Goldman Sachs forecasts modest rise for S&P 500 index in 2022 (streetinsider)
  21. Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline (ft)
  22. Investors lulled into ‘dreamland’ by central banks, warns Bill Gross (ft)