What I Am Reading
Monday, December 20, 2021
Markets
- U.S. Stocks Close Lower Amid Interest-Rate WorriesWall Street Journal
- Sky-High Lumber Prices Are BackWall Street Journal
Global
Central banks
US
- Vast Household Wealth Could Be a Factor Behind U.S. Labor ShortageWall Street Journal
- The Path Ahead for Biden: Overcome Manchin’s Inflation FearsNew York Times
- Sen. Joe Manchin says he won’t vote for Biden’s Build Back Better Act, potentially killing the social and climate billCNBC
- Covid-19’s Omicron Variant Starts to Take Toll on BusinessesWall Street Journal
China
- In China, Job Cuts Mount in Sectors Hit by Tighter RegulationsWall Street Journal
Virus
- Biden to deliver Tuesday speech on omicron variant as Covid cases riseCNBC
- Omicron cases doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with local spread, WHO saysCNBC
- U.S. to push for vaccines and boosters to stem ‘raging’ omicron variant, Fauci saysCNBC
- Omicron Prompts New Covid-19 RestrictionsWall Street Journal
- Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for CovidCNBC
- China's Sinovac Vaccine Won't Fully Protect Against OmicronBloomberg