January 13 (Thursday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on January 10.

Markets
Stocks Close Higher as Inflation Picks Up | W
Natural gas surges 14% as cold snap ahead is expected to boost demand | C

Central banks
Fed’s Bullard: Four Interest Rate Rises in 2022 Now Appear Likely | W
Fed’s Brainard: Controlling inflation is ‘most important task’ | R
Fed’s Mester Says Economy on Track for a March Rate Rise | W
Fed Says U.S. Economic Optimism High, Cools in Some Areas | B
Analysis: A people’s Fed? It’s starting to at least look that way | R

US
U.S. consumer prices post biggest rise in nearly 40 years; inflation close to peaking | R
U.S. Inflation Hit 7% in December, Fastest Pace Since 1982 | W
Why 7% Inflation Today Is Far Different Than in 1982 | W
Messy 2021 jobs reports, unreliable labor data take toll on Joe Biden | C
Baby Formula Is Hard to Find. Brands and Stores Are Divided Over Why. | W

China
China’s True Unemployment Pain Masked by Official Numbers | B
Omicron Puts China’s Zero-Covid Strategy to Its Toughest Test | W
China’s Startups Attract Record Funding Despite Tech Clampdown | W

Virus
Omicron Is Dominant U.S. Variant, Hospitals Face Dark Days as Covid Cases Soar | B
Covid: Omicron-tied hospital stays shorter in big California system | C
Covid news: Omicron disrupts essential services as workers call out | C
Schools See Big Drop in Attendance as Students Stay Away, Citing Covid-19 | W
Chicago teachers accept Covid deal, keeping kids in school | C
Boris Johnson Apologizes for Party at Downing Street During U.K. Lockdown | W
Blackstone Tells U.S. Staff to Get Boosters or Get Out of Office | B
Robinhood Tells Employees They Can Work From Home Permanently | W

Technology
How Health and Fitness Trackers Are About to Get a Lot More Granular | W

Beyond market
Vast Cosmic Bubble Around the Sun Identified as Source of Baby Stars | W