Apr 08 (Thursday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
Today’s Morning Briefing

Markets
S&P 500 ekes out a record close as Fed plans to stick with easy policy | C
Investors Big and Small Are Driving Stock Gains With Borrowed Money | W

Central banks
Federal Reserve minutes from March meeting | C
Fed’s Brainard says the economy is improving but is still ‘far from’ where it needs to be | C

Global
G-20 to Seek Agreement on Global Minimum Tax Rate by Mid-2021 | W
Treasury deputy Adeyemo says U.S. will win support for global minimum tax | C
Exclusive: World Bank, IMF eye ways to link debt relief to climate change spending | R

US
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Sees ‘Goldilocks Moment’ for U.S. Economy | W
Biden willing to negotiate on corporate taxes, but ‘sick and tired’ of non-payers | R
Analysis: White House, U.S. companies could agree on 25% tax rate, officials, business groups say | R
Biden Softens Tax Plan Aimed at Profitable Companies That Pay Little | W
Biden Urges Broad View of Infrastructure in Pushing $2.3 Trillion Package | W
Pennsylvania’s $64 Billion School Pension Faces Federal Probe – Bloomberg

Geopolitics & trade
Major powers meet separately with U.S., Iran on nuclear deal | R
China’s Greenland Ambitions Run Into Local Politics, U.S. Influence | W

Industries & companies
Cruise lines: Carnival says bookings rise at record pace, watching US rules closely | C
Retail: Jim Cramer says Walmart is among the stocks that will do well in a ‘hybrid world’ | C
Tech: Global IT Spending Expected to Rise 8.4% to $4.1 Trillion This Year | W
Tech: Big Tech Companies Prosper Despite Chip Shortage | W

Technology
Suspected China Hack of Microsoft Shows Signs of Prior Reconnaissance | W

Virus
UK Covid variant is now the most common strain circulating in the U.S, CDC says | C
Hospitals are seeing more young adults with severe Covid symptoms, CDC says | C
U.K. Limits AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine to Over-30s Amid Blood-Clot Concerns | W