wiar 01-08-22

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January 08 (Saturday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on January 3.

Markets
U.S. Stocks Close Lower After Jobs Report | W
Investors Brace for Slowing Corporate Bond Sales | W

Central banks
Fed on the cusp of ‘maximum employment’ goal; not everyone has benefited | R
U.S. labor market eyes maximum employment despite underwhelming December payrolls | R
Jobs Report Likely Keeps Fed on Track for Rate Rise in March | W
Larry Summers Says Fed, Markets Too Sanguine on Anti-Inflation Steps | B
ECB’s Lane says inflation to fall this year | R

US
December Jobs Report: U.S. Added 199,000 Jobs | N
Hiring Hit Annual Record Despite December Slowdown | W
These Workers Wanted to Quit Their Jobs. They Got Promoted Instead. | W
Omicron variant likely to fuel inflation, as Americans keep shopping, economist says | C
Consumer Borrowing in U.S. Surges by a Record $40 Billion | B
Biden Administration Begins to Redirect Rental Assistance | W

Europe
Eurozone Inflation Hits a Record, Further Pressuring ECB | W

Geopolitics & trade
A Dangerous Moment for Europe | W
Taiwan Stages Military Drills to Deter Chinese Aggression | W

Industries & companies
Autos: Elon Musk says Tesla will raise price of ‘FSD’ to $12,000 in US | C
Tech: Cloud stocks plunge as investors sour on pandemic’s top performers | C
Tech: Republicans wasted no time dragging Big Tech into the culture wars in 2022 | NN

Virus I
Opinion | Here’s When We Expect Omicron to Peak | N
Omicron surge pushes U.S. COVID hospitalizations toward record high | R
Omicron and the Week America Is Calling In Sick | W
Frustrated They Can’t Get Covid-19 Tests, Americans Go About Their Lives | W
Rapid nose swab tests for COVID may not detect Omicron quickly enough -expert says | R

Virus II
FDA shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months for adults | C
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine protects children against rare COVID-19 complication – CDC | R
Citigroup to Staff: Follow Our Vaccine Mandate Or We Really Will Fire You | W

Climate
Is Nuclear Power Part of the Climate Solution? | W