Tuesday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Up on Powell; Asia Set for Mixed Start: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] S&P 500, Dow close higher in late session turnaround

[Reuters] Treasuries - Benchmark yield dips after Fed's Powell says economy still needs support

[Reuters] U.S. consumer confidence improves as COVID-19 cases fall; house prices accelerate

[Reuters] Analysis: Prices lurch higher as Home Depot, other importers battle surging cargo, commodity costs

[CNBC] Covid live updates: Biden ups weekly vaccine shipments; ‘variants of concern’ have U.S. officials on edge

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Texas Power Grid Chair, Directors Quit in Wake of Blackouts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Crackdown on Defaulters Starts to Embolden Creditors

[NYT] Powell Focuses on Economic Need at Key Moment in Markets and Politics

[WSJ] Jerome Powell Sees Easy-Money Policies Staying in Place

[FT] Powell signals ‘hope for return to more normal conditions’