Wednesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures decline, after major averages dip amid rising bond yields

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Slumps to Two-Month Low as Bond Yields Jump: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gasoline Heads Toward $3 in U.S. For First Time in Six Years

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Inflation Expectations Hit Decade High as Yields Resurge

[Reuters] Millions of U.S. households would not get COVID-19 payments under new Biden plan

[Reuters] U.S. economy got off to modest start in 2021, Fed says

[Reuters] Central banks prepared to risk higher inflation, RBNZ's Orr

[Reuters] Analysis - Global bond rout puts BOJ's yield curve control in spotlight

[Reuters] 'When will it end?': How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19

[CNBC] Covid updates: Officials warn variants can hijack recovery; Apollo bets conventions will come back stronger

[Yahoo/NYT] Brazil's COVID Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say

[UK Guardian] Brazil's Covid outbreak is global threat that opens door to lethal variants – scientist

[Yahoo Finance] Philadelphia Fed’s Harker: Don’t expect an interest rate hike ‘anytime in 2022’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] What to Watch as China Rolls Out an Economic Plan to Overtake the U.S.

[NYT] Empty Office Buildings Squeeze City Budgets as Property Values Fall