Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Thursday's News Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise; Treasuries Gain: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Omicron, dollar gains stall world stocks' rally

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies After Its Longest Run of Increases in 10 Months

[CNBC] Weekly jobless claims total 198,000, less than expected and around 52-year low

[AP] Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

[CNBC] Economists warn of inflation inequality in 2022

[Reuters] COVID-19 hospitalization surge among U.S. children spurs new Omicron concerns

[Reuters] Samsung, Micron warn Xian lockdown may disrupt memory chip manufacturing

[Bloomberg] Global Cases Top 1 Million, Cathay Scraps Flights: Virus Update

[Reuters] Xian battles COVID-19 in worst outbreak to hit a Chinese city this year

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Erdogan’s Push for Low Rates Backfires as Borrowing Costs Soar

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Hedge Funds Salvage 2021 Gains as Private Investments Shine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goldman Leads Wall Street Rainmakers in Record Dealmaking Year

[Reuters] U.S. at risk of paying 'unbearable price' over Taiwan - senior Chinese diplomat

[AP] Hong Kong editors charged with sedition, US criticizes raid

[Bloomberg] China Is Running Out of Water and That’s Scary for Asia

[WSJ] Strong Labor Market in 2021 Faces Down Omicron Threat

[WSJ] The Supply-Chain Crunch Is Like a Traffic Jam. Allow Us to Explain.

[FT] Air strikes or invasion: what are Putin’s military options for Ukraine