Thursday, January 7, 2021

Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Grim Jobs Data Spur Stimulus Bets: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Shares soar on hopes of global recovery, U.S. stimulus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yield Surge Rattles Emerging-Market Currencies in Asia

[CNBC] Economy sees job loss in December for the first time since April as surging virus takes toll

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Canada’s Labor Market Loses Jobs for First Time Since April

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Bull Case Based on Bond Yields Finally Starting to Weaken

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Daily Deaths Surpass 4,000; London Crisis : Virus Update

[CNBC] U.S. reports more than 4,000 Covid deaths for first time as outbreak grows worse than ever

[CNBC] Covid live updates: London mayor warns hospitals may be overwhelmed; UK greenlights a third vaccine

[CNBC] 1 in 30 Londoners has Covid as city mayor declares a major incident

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese City Locked Down; Australia Tightens Rules: Virus Update

[Reuters] U.S. envoy to U.N. to visit Taiwan; China says playing with fire

[Bloomberg] Democrats Get Clout Needed for Risky Bid to End Trump’s SALT Cap

[Bloomberg] China Urgently Needs to Contain Financial Risks, IMF Says

[Bloomberg] Fastest Rally in History Takes Emerging-Market Stocks to Record

[WSJ] Long-Term Bonds Hit Hard After Georgia Senate Runoffs

[WSJ] Businesses Brace for a Democratic Congress

[WSJ] Rental Home Construction Climbs as Purchase Prices Surge

[FT] Blue sweep of Congress will add pressure to weak dollar, analysts say

[FT] Georgia Senate results fuel hedge funds’ reflation bets

[FT] US mortgage executives forecast a $3tn year in 2021