Monday Evening Links

[AP] Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of US COVID-19 cases

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Has Biggest Three-Day Drop Since September: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Turkish Lira Surges by Most in Decades on Erdogan Rescue Plan

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Caps Biggest Selloff of Month on Virus, Manchin Fallout

[CNN] Live Updates: The Omicron variant is now dominant in the US

[NBCNY] Hochul Says No New Shutdown as Omicron Overtakes Delta, Fuels Case Records

[Reuters] With Biden spending plan blocked, economists lower 2022 growth forecasts

[AP] Virus fears trigger more holiday cancellations, restrictions

[Reuters] WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron

[Reuters] Chile's Boric pledges an orderly economy, swift naming of Cabinet

[NYT] The U.S. Faces Another Covid Christmas as Omicron Fuels a Rise in Cases

[WSJ] Omicron Variant Accounts for 73% of U.S. Covid-19 Cases, CDC Says

[FT] What we know about Omicron that has sparked global alarm

[FT] Germany looks to Nagel to retain Bundesbank’s ‘anti-inflation’ message