Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Evening
- Stock futures are down slightly as investors contemplate Fed minutes, economic data
- Fed Affirms Inflation Resolve, Pushes Back Against Rate-Cut Bets
- Fed wants 'flexibility' on rates as inflation remains key focus, minutes show
- Markets Are Wrong on Fed Rate Hikes, Morgan Stanley’s Caron Says
- U.S. House rejects Kevin McCarthy a sixth time despite Trump unity plea
- Another 'atmospheric river' storm renews flood threat in California
- Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown
- Fed Minutes Show Officials Feared Markets’ Rallies Could Hinder Inflation Fight
- Fed wants ‘more evidence’ of easing inflation and backs fresh rate rises
- China has under-represented its number of Covid deaths, says WHO
Afternoon
- Dow cuts gains after Fed meeting minutes signal more rate hikes ahead
- Oil’s Slump Deepens as Near-Term Weakness Overtakes Market
- Fed Minutes Show Inflation Resolve, Concern on Market Views
- US Job Openings Top Forecasts, Keeping Pressure on Fed to Hike
- US Manufacturing Contracts for a Second Month, Prices Ease
- Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari explains why he missed inflation, calls for higher rates
- Ukraine Latest: Spy Chief Predicts ‘Deeper’ Attacks in Russia
- XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant is the most transmissible version of Covid yet, WHO says
- Fed’s Kashkari Sees Rates Rising to 5.4%
- Companies Are Gritting Their Teeth and Hiring
- Why Xi Jinping Reversed His Zero-Covid Policy in China
General
- Stocks Climb on China, Rates Optimism: Markets Wrap
- Global Bonds Extend New Year Rally on Signs Inflation Has Peaked
- Oil’s New Year Slump Deepens Below $75 as China Concerns Grow
- Mortgage demand plunges 13.2% to end 2022, as interest rates head higher again
- US 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Climbs to Six-Week High
- Factbox: Corporate America lays off thousands as recession worries mount
- China risks loom over U.S. tech giants Tesla and Apple as share prices plunge
- Ukraine says Russia plans new mobilisation to 'turn tide of war'
- Ukraine Latest: Germany Sees Little Sign of Putin Backing Down
- Blackstone offers backstop to lure University of California in redemption-stricken REIT
- Manhattan apartment sales plunge in fourth quarter as brokers fear a frozen market
- BlackRock defers withdrawals for UK property fund
- China urges 'final victory' over COVID as global concern mounts over spread
- BOJ's Kuroda aims to keep policy loose to meet price, wage growth goals
- Global Funds Sell Record Amount of Japan Bonds on BOJ Pivot Bets
- Asian stocks in 2022 suffer biggest foreign outflows since 2008 global crisis
- China Weighs Steps to Shore Up ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Developers
- Chinese celebrities lost to Covid undercut propaganda minimising outbreak
- Chinese battery makers strengthen grip on global supply
Evening
- Wall St starts the year with a dip; Apple, Tesla shares drag
- Oil Steadies After Tumbling on Worsening Demand Outlook
- Fed Minutes to Reveal Source of Inflation Angst Pushing Up Rates
- Winter storm threatens heavy snow in US Midwest, tornadoes in South
- US Electric Grid Narrowly Dodged Huge Collapse During Storm
- Australia Braces for Supply Chain Hit From China Covid Surge