Be in the know. 14 key reads for Friday…

  1. Investors Are Running Scared From China’s Stocks. Where to Find Opportunities. (Barron’s)
  2. Boeing’s 737 MAX Is Back in India. China Is Next. (Barron’s)
  3. Biden Advisers Weigh Powell as Fed Chair, Brainard as Vice Chair (Bloomberg)
  4. China’s stock regulator plans to propose new rules that could thwart internet companies’ plans to list in the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
  5. U.S. consumer spending slows in July; monthly inflation moderates (Reuters)
  6. Look for Taper Talk but No Clear Plans When Powell Speaks (Barron’s)
  7. Apple’s Changing Its App Store Rules in a Tentative Lawsuit Settlement. (Barron’s)
  8. Bostic Says ‘Very Close’ to Conditions to Taper: Fed Update (Bloomberg)
  9. New China Vaccine Shows 82% Effectiveness Against Serious Covid (Bloomberg)
  10. OPEC+ Seen Sticking to Planned Output Hike as Oil Prices Rebound (Bloomberg)
  11. Debunking the Hemline Index (Bloomberg)
  12. Fed’s Mester: Ready to begin taper this year and complete it by mid-2022 (MarketWatch)
  13. Tim Cook sells $750m of Apple stock after completing decade as chief (Financial Times)
  14. China’s top court takes aim at ‘996’ overtime culture in blow to tech groups (Financial Times)