Prices at China's factory gates fall for the second straight month, and consumer inflation slows on weak demand, while Asian stocks take heart from Beijing's easing of Covid curbs. The S&P snaps a five-day losing streak and part of the yield curve sees its deepest inversion since 2001, as investors eye producer price data for clues into the Fed's rate hiking path. U.S. regulators sue to block Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard over concerns it would harm competition in the gaming space. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is warned he could be subpoenaed to testify on Capitol Hill next week, as the SEC calls on public companies to disclose their crypto exposure amid fears of further contagion.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.