February 07 (Monday)

YRI
Daily Markets Overview
See subscribers’ link below for today’s Morning Briefing.
Replay of Dr. Ed’s webinar on January 31.

Markets
Emerging Market Value Stocks Look Ready to Run | BR

Global
China’s Slowdown to Limit Global Growth but Not Undermine World Economy | W
Why the world is saving too much money for its own good | E
How We Broke the Supply Chain | The American Prospect
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade | R

Central banks
Despite Jobs Blowout, Here’s a Reason to Bet on a Less Aggressive Fed | BR
Interest rates may have to rise sharply to fight inflation | E

US
Yellen Says ‘No Plans to Leave’ With Goals Far From Accomplished | B
Joe Manchin Predicts Passage for U.S. Electoral Reform Act | B
Worker Absences From Covid-19 Hold Back Companies’ Growth | W
Robert Reich discusses how the U.S. economy survives remote workforce | C
The Great Resignation Was Inevitable, Says the Texas A&M Professor Who Coined the Term. Here’s What Comes Next. | BR
The New Post-60 Career Paths | W
New guaranteed income experiments inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. | C

Europe
Europe Is Making a Comeback, but Germany’s Economy Is Different | BR

China
Building a metaverse with Chinese characteristics | E
Chinese New Year is disrupted for a third year | E

Geopolitics & trade
U.S.-Led Air Bridge of Weapons to Ukraine Seeks to Shore Up Kyiv’s Ability to Resist Russia | W
Biden security adviser Sullivan says Russian invasion could come ‘any day now’ | C
Biden’s Berlin Gas Airlift | W
U.S. Readies New Asia-Pacific Economic Strategy to Counter China | W
France’s Macron flies to Moscow in high-risk diplomatic mission | R

Industries & companies
Airlines: Airlines Face Unexpected Safety Issue in Pandemic: More Bird Strikes | W
Tech: Facebook Tumbled After Earnings. Now, Should You Buy or Sell Meta Stock? | BR
Tech: A Big Tech Trade Is Losing Its Luster | W

Virus
Covid Cases Are Waning. What the New Normal Could Look Like. | BR

Crypto & climate
Cryptos Could Be a ‘Speculative Mania,’ Economist Eswar Prasad Says | BR
Tens of Thousands Still in Dark in Tennessee After Winter Storm | W

Beyond markets
A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China’s Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight. | W
SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Are Photobombing Astronomy Images, Study Says | W