December 09 (Thursday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on December 6.

Markets
U.S. Stocks Finish Higher, Led by Nasdaq | W
Stock Market’s Covid Pattern: Faster Recovery From Each Panic | N

Climate
Biden to order federal government to become carbon neutral by 2050 | C

Central banks
Powell’s fourth major shift raises questions about Fed’s policy cred | C
Federal Reserve’s Powell will do too little too late to save U.S. economy | WT
Beijing Reins In China’s Central Bank | W
 
US I
U.S. job openings jump to 11 million; fewer workers voluntarily quitting | R
Jobs Gap Has Grown to Two Unemployed Workers Per Three Openings Since Summer | W
Workers Are Poised to Take Greater Slice of the Pie | W
Pandemic-Era ‘Excess Savings’ Are Dwindling for Many | N
‘6% inflation is devastating’ to Americans, financial expert says | C
This Inflation Defies the Old Models | W

US II
Think You’ll be Safe from ‘Wealth Taxes’? Think Again | RealClearPolitics
Meet The Billionaires Donors Who Have Contributed To Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Campaign | FO
Why Washington Won’t Fix Student Debt Plans That Overload Families | W

Europe
Italy, Recovering Under Draghi, Debates His Premiership | W

Industries & companies
Manufacturing: Lego to Build New Factory in Asia to Meet Rising Demand | W

Virus
Covid cases more than doubled in South Africa last week as omicron variant spreads, WHO says | C
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine neutralises Omicron with three shots | R
Not Vaccinated? In Singapore, You’ll Pay for Your Own Covid-19 Treatment | W