November 23 (Tuesday)

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

Markets
S&P 500 Edges Lower as Investors Digest Powell Nomination | W

Central banks
Biden to Nominate Jerome Powell for Second Term as Federal Reserve Chairman | W
Biden Says Powell’s Renaming Keeps the Fed Stable and Independent | B
Jerome Powell Will Face a Very Different Economy in a Second Term | W
Fed Atlanta President Bostic: Faster Taper Allows for Rate Hikes Earlier | B

Climate & energy
‘Greenflation’ a risk for renewable energy, but long-term viability intact | R

US
The roots of inflation go far beyond the supply chain | TheHill
U.S. Home Sales on Track for Biggest Year in 15 Years | W
Gen Z is 25% of the workplace — but do the most complaining | P
Biden Administration to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for Federal Contractors | W
The White House’s Hammer And Sickle – Issues & Insights
Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory | W

Geopolitics & trade
China Is Expanding Its Effort to Launch Weapons From Hypersonic Missiles | W
Choose a side, China tells Taiwan firms as it punishes conglomerate | R
How Hunter Biden’s Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese | N

Corporate finance
Ericsson to Buy Vonage for $6.2 Billion, Bulking Up Cloud Presence | W
Authentic Brands Raises $3.5 Billion, Pushes Back IPO | W

Virus
Austria locks down, Merkel says new steps needed as Europe faces COVID freeze | R
U.S. issues ‘Do Not Travel’ COVID-19 warning for Germany, Denmark | R
How Bad Is Covid in the US? This Wave as Bad as November 2020 in Some Places | B
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescents | R