December 13 (Monday)

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

Markets
Why the Markets Shrugged Off the Latest Inflation Numbers | BR
ETF Inflows Top $1 Trillion for First Time | W
Iran Bases Next Year’s Budget on $60-a-Barrel Oil, Fars Says | B
Own everything but bubble assets tech, crypto: investor Rich Bernstein | C

Central banks
Inflation Surge Pushes U.S. Real Interest Rates Into More Deeply Negative Territory | W
The Fed Is the Main Inflation Culprit | W
America’s economy needs tighter monetary policy | E

US
Biden Aims to Win Pivotal Democrat’s Support for $2 Trillion Spending Plan | W
Janet Yellen Walks Political Tightrope to Deliver on Biden’s Climate Promises | W
How inflation is changing the 2022 annual work pay raise equation | C
How landlords thwart America’s attempts to house poor people | E
In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles | N

China
Another Problem for Chinese Stocks: Activists Press Big Investors on Human Rights | BR
Abandoned Projects Shatter Confidence in China’s Housing Market | B

Geopolitics & trade
G-7 warns Russia of ‘massive consequences’ if it attacks Ukraine | C
If the United States pulls back, the world will become more dangerous | E

Corporate finance
Buybacks Hit Record After Pulling Back in 2020 | W

Technology
AWS outage and HashiCorp IPO point to a multicloud future | C
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming. Here’s How to Get Ready. | W

Virus
Israeli study finds Pfizer Covid booster protects against omicron variant | C
Covid booster is ‘optimal care,’ but fully vaccinated definition stays put, Fauci says | C
UK hikes its coronavirus threat level as omicron variant surges | C
Where Are Workers Going? Long Covid Prevents Millions From Returning to Work. | BR

Climate
Tornado Left Deadly Path of Destruction up to 250 Miles Long in Six States | W
Late snowfall in the American West is part of pattern | E