February 05 (Saturday)
YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on January 31.
Markets
S&P 500 Rises After Amazon Earnings, Jobs Report | W
10-Year Treasury Yield Surges Above 1.9%, Highest Since 2019 | W
World equities wobble as bond yields rise after positive U.S. jobs data, earnings | R
Amazon Breaks Record for One-Day Gain in Market Cap | W
Central banks
Jobs Report: Fed’s Fight Against Inflation Looks a Lot Harder Now | B
Explainer: What’s next as Biden’s Fed nominees await Senate action | R
Global
Industrial Strength: Supply Woes Raise the Risk of ‘Profitless Prosperity’ | B
US I
Jobs report January 2020: Payrolls show surprisingly strong gain of 467,000 despite omicron surge | C
Here’s where the jobs are for January 2022 — in one chart | C
Trouble hiring leads to record low layoffs and firings | Vox
These workers are the only ones really seeing higher wages amid rising inflation | NN
US II
Biden says January jobs gains prove the economy is no longer at the mercy of Covid | C
How the Biden administration misread the inflation threat | C
Can a guaranteed income keep people out of prison? – Vox
Republican Priority: Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent | W
Geopolitics & trade
Putin, Xi Aim Russia-China Partnership Against U.S. | W
Industries & companies
Communication services: 6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble | ampproject.org
Consumer: Amazon’s Profits Overshadow a Troubled Workplace | B
Corporate finance
Peloton stock surges on report Amazon is among potential buyers | C
Climate, cybersecurity & cryptocurrency
U.S. Project Reaches Major Milestone toward Practical Fusion Power | Scientific American
Cyberattack on News Corp, Believed Linked to China, Targeted Emails of Journalists, Others | W
MIT experts test technical research for a hypothetical central bank digital currency | MIT News
Virus
Omicron-specific booster may not be needed, U.S. monkey study finds | R
Though rare, Moderna Covid vaccine recipients have higher risk of heart inflammation than Pfizer | C
Beyond markets
Inside Spotify’s Joe Rogan Crisis | W
Tech companies acknowledge rejecting remote work could cost them talent | C
