Friday Evening Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 rises to record close Friday despite inflation fears, posts best week since February 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Posts Strongest Week Since August as Virus Fears Abate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Lumber Soars to Six-Month High as Buyers Scurry to Find Wood

[CNBC] Inflation is hitting the 3 big areas of household budgets

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Price Shock at Meat Counter Worsens U.S. Inflation Jitters

[CNBC] Omicron detected in Florida and Texas as it takes root in 25 U.S. states

[Reuters] South Africa says no signal of increased Omicron severity yet

[Reuters] Most reported U.S. Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated -CDC

[Reuters] U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

[WSJ] Federal Budget Deficit Widened in November on Increased Spending

[WSJ] Inflation’s Warm-Up Act

[FT] Evergrande bondholders settle in for lengthy restructuring process