Tuesday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Slip, Treasuries Dip; Oil Declines: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] China's blue-chip index hits 19-month low as U.S. sanction worries weigh

[Reuters] Bumper BP profits lift European stocks, euro stalled by cautious Lagarde

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Extends Decline With Geopolitical Tensions Seen Easing

[Reuters] As oil nears $100 a barrel, U.S. drillers get busy in costly shale basins

[Reuters] U.S. trade deficit rises in December; deficit in 2021 largest on record

[Dow Jones] U.S. Small-Business Confidence Decreased in January on Supply Shortages, Inflation — NFIB

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mounting Risks for S&P 500 Are Under the Surface, BofA Analysts Say

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Says Putin Assured Him of No Escalation: Ukraine Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Electricity Prices Soar as France Cuts Nuclear Forecast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Eases Property Loan Curbs as Housing Market Slumps

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China State Funds Said to Buy Stocks to Stem Worsening Rout

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Eases Some Loan Curbs, Logan Rating Cut: Evergrande Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Battles to Contain Coal Price Surge as Dependency Worsens

[Reuters] Hong Kong's COVID misery deepens with new social restrictions, vegetable shortage

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chile Inflation ‘Running Wild’ as Prices Unexpectedly Surge

[Bloomberg] China’s Taking on a Risky Bubble Deflation Experiment

[WSJ] Two Years Into Pandemic, Shoppers Are Still Hoarding

[FT] Lagarde signals ‘gradual’ shift in ECB policy to tackle record inflation

[FT] Hong Kong’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy faces critical test from Omicron surge