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November 16 (Tuesday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on November 15.

Markets
Inflation Surge Pushes Gold to Five-Month High | W
Rising Natural-Gas Prices Pose Hurdle for Methane Tax | W
Muni Bond Prices Rally After Infrastructure Bill Leaves Out Market | W

Central banks
Barkin says Fed needs ‘a few more months’ to see clear picture of inflation, labor market | R
Analysis: Post recovery? Fed, elected officials now challenged to define new normal | R
Biden’s Fed Chair Pick Is ‘Imminent,’ Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown Says | B
Biden Weighs Choice of Jerome Powell or Lael Brainard as Fed Chair | W

Climate
50 years of predictions that the climate apocalypse is nigh | P
Opinion | Social Media Is Polluted With Climate Denialism | N

US
Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law | C
U.S. labor market powers ahead with strong job gains, lower unemployment rate | R
The Great Resignation is mobilizing workers to quit or make jobs better | Vox
Slow Return of Prime-Age Workers Threatens Recovery | W
America’s Infrastructure Struggles With New Weather Forecast | W
Tyson Foods Raises Meat Prices as Costs Escalate | W

Japan
Japan’s Economy Shrinks, but Outlook Is Brighter as Virus Ebbs | N

China
China Posts Robust Growth in Factory Output and Consumer Spending | W

Geopolitics & trade
Biden, Xi Hold Talks, Aiming to Ease Tension and Build on Cooperation | W
Wall Street Is Finally Getting Access to China. But for How Long? | N
China Bought Italian Military-Drone Maker Without Authorities’ Knowledge | W

Industries & companies
Autos: Shares of EV start-up Lucid jump on new reservations, 2022 production | C
Communication Services: The real reason Facebook just went “all in” on the metaverse | riskhedge.com
Retail: Factory shutdowns in Vietnam to have longer impact for retailers: BofA | C

Technology
Companies Order Record Number of Robots Amid Labor Shortage | W

Virus
Biden vaccine mandate: Chamber of Commerce tells businesses to implement | C