Friday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain Amid Optimism Over Fed Policy: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Pares Post-CPI Gain as Dollar and Yields Rebound

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Yields Set for Biggest Weekly Drop in a Year as Shorts Exit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell Gets Wall Street Buy-In to View That Inflation Won’t Last

[Dow Jones] When Americans Took to the Streets Over Inflation

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Raises Rates 50 Basis Points, Says More Hikes Needed

[Reuters] Emerging Markets - Russian c.bank raises key rate, lifting rouble, as EM currencies pare gains

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Europe’s Riskiest Bond Markets Just Got a Boost From the ECB

[Reuters] German economy set for post-pandemic bounce in growth and prices, Bundesbank says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Steel’s Massive Rally Is Hitting All Parts of the Global Economy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ships Skip Singapore as China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain

[WSJ] Inflation Rate Climb Adds Impetus to Fed Policy Shift

[WSJ] Which Higher Prices Are Here to Stay?

[WSJ] From Beans to Burgers, Food Is Getting More Expensive

[WSJ] Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks in Asia Disrupt Global Shipping, Chip Supply Chain

[FT] Wuhan lab row threatens US-China co-operation in science

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Asian Stocks Steady as U.S. Shrugs Off CPI Jump: Markets Wrap 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Poised for Third Weekly Gain on Improving Demand Outlook

[Reuters] Fed balance sheet tops $8 trillion for first time -data

[Reuters] Bipartisan group of U.S. senators says it has a deal on infrastructure framework

[Reuters] U.S., Taiwan officials discuss trade, plan meeting 'in coming weeks'-USTR

[Reuters] Peru’s Castillo nears victory in tight presidential election

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hoover Dam Reservoir at Lowest Since 1937 as Drought Worsens

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Rises to Record, Treasuries Gain After CPI: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Erases Losses After U.S. Inflation Data, ECB Decision

[CNBC] U.S. budget deficit for fiscal 2021 so far tops $2 trillion

[Reuters] U.S. household wealth jumps to record $136.9 trillion, Fed says

[Reuters] Reopening U.S. economy heat up inflation; labor market recovery gaining traction

[Reuters] Analysis: Hotter inflation fails to shake U.S. markets out of torpor, with Fed in driver's seat

[FT] Melvin and Light Street suffer as meme stocks rally again