Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Lower; Treasuries Gain on Subdued CPI: Markets Wrap 

[Reuters] Fed's Powell calls for broad national drive to full employment

[Reuters] U.S. January budget deficit hits record $163 bln as new aid checks sent out

[Reuters] Biden budget nominee grilled from right and left at second hearing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crypto Boom Is ‘Speculative Mania,’ Bank of Canada Deputy Says

[CNBC] Covid live updates: Wearing two masks blocks up to 96% of particles; Texas opening mass vaccination centers

[Reuters] Italy's 5-Star gets in tangle over Draghi

[Reuters] Elon Musk wants clean power. But Tesla's carrying bitcoin's dirty baggage

[Bloomberg] Powell Urges ‘Society-Wide’ Push to Deliver Full Employment

[Bloomberg] U.S. Budget Gap Quintupled in January on Pandemic Aid Spending

[Bloomberg] Covid Variant Gains Momentum in U.S. as Total Cases Plummet

[WSJ] U.S. Budget Deficit Widened Last Month as Latest Stimulus Package Took Effect

[FT] Powell stresses patience in vow to keep monetary policy loose