Mar 23 (Tuesday)

YRI
YRI Podcast. In our latest video podcast, Dr. Ed discusses the main points of today’s Morning Briefing focusing on the outlook for S&P 500 earnings.
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
Tech Shares Start Week Higher | W
Asian shares follow Wall St advance as inflation panic eases | R
Oil Company Leaders Support Carbon Pricing Plan | W

Central banks
Fed Chair Powell: U.S. economy looks to be strengthening | R
Fed’s Barkin Will Look Past Inflation Jump; Bowman Expects Fed Policy to Stay Easy | W
Fed’s Bowman says small firm failures may increase, cites state virus restrictions | C
Powell Says Congressional Support Likely Needed to Adopt Fully Digital Dollar | W

US
Cold weather, tight supply depress U.S. home sales | R
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen sees post-COVID growth, possible full employment in 2022 | R
Biden Administration Officials Put Together $3 Trillion Economic Plan | W
Biden infrastructure plan: White House considers $3 trillion in spending | C
Biden infrastructure, jobs spending push could hit $4 trillion: source | R
Tight Supply Is Limiting Home Sales at Start of Spring | W

Geopolitics & trade
West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU | R

Industries & companies
Autos: Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Environment? | W
Autos: Tesla whistleblower on solar fires interviewed in CPSC probe | C
Autos: Renesas Chip-Plant Fire Spreads Concerns About Global Auto Production | W
Autos: Chip shortage has Detroit automakers struggling to maintain truck production | C
Tech: Microsoft Prepares to Reopen Its Offices and Enter Hybrid-Work Era | W

Virus
Covid cases rise across more than half of the U.S. as country races to vaccinate | C
Vaccine Fight Between EU and U.K. Threatens to Escalate | W
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Safe, 79% Effective in Late-Stage U.S. Trials | W