Economic Indicators and Prospects
🇺🇸 Record Share of U.S. Small Businesses Raised Wages in December – Bloomberg
— Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2022
*nearly a third said they plan to do so in the coming months
*Link: https://t.co/cHUdg3JxEI pic.twitter.com/V1rfMcuXnF
Housing
Monetary Policy
March Eurodollar contract implies a 65% probability the Fed hikes in March. pic.twitter.com/4UAn6fH8VD
— David Ingles (@DavidInglesTV) January 7, 2022
Fiscal Policy
White House Has Discussed Repackaging BBB By Breaking Off A Piece Or Pieces Of Policy To Revive The Talks, A Senior Senate Source Said, Adding That Negotiations Are Still Ongoing – Politico Playbookhttps://t.co/EssbqjvV6r
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 7, 2022
Geopolitics and Trade
Joe Biden has warned Vladimir Putin that Russia will face severe sanctions if it once again attacks Ukraine.
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) January 7, 2022
On the surface, European countries appear willing to go along. But will they really impose serious penalties on Moscow? https://t.co/sDLTzSl0Wj
Covid-19
Economic Indicators and Prospects
🇨🇳 #China’s First City-Level Restructuring Shows Effect of Slowdown – Bloomberg
— Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2022
*Link (Chinese): https://t.co/jqMjfwdeu0https://t.co/O3Iaoc6S5R
Housing
China's Kaisa Group Has Agreed To Shenzhen Government Request To Come Up With A Plan By End-January To Repay Wealth Management Product Investors – RTRS Sources
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 7, 2022
Monetary Policy
Geopolitics and Trade
🇨🇳 Trucker Snarl in East #China Hits #Ningbo’s Container #Shipping – Bloomberg
— Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2022
*Link: https://t.co/ZppB8Avqq6 pic.twitter.com/0wHsOlEBvQ
#China to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of polyphenylene ether (PPE) from the #US starting from Friday: Ministry of Commerce pic.twitter.com/a2MRTkThkv
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 7, 2022
Regulation
Covid-19
France is loosening up some of the travel restrictions it had established during the holiday season. Travelers are allowed to move between the UK and France for work-related reasons, so long as they can provide proof from their employer. https://t.co/EgPNApTrg1
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) January 7, 2022
Economic Indicators and Prospects
Euro area #inflation up to 5.0% in December 2021: energy +26.0%, food +3.2%, other goods +2.9%, services +2.4% – flash estimate https://t.co/xdmT6DYmrQ pic.twitter.com/L8ulHUxcI8
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 7, 2022
Euro area #RetailTrade +1.0% in November 2021 over October, +7.8% compared with November 2020 https://t.co/ToyOnbHzCx pic.twitter.com/OJRNN0jMit
— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 7, 2022
Energy
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the government is worried about the economic and social fallout from the surge in energy prices https://t.co/hSwKRKZ5ug
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 7, 2022
Geopolitics and Trade
The V4 is turning into more of a V 2+2.https://t.co/TZfs5Lsc3L
— Lili Bayer (@liliebayer) January 7, 2022
Kazakhstan President Says Order 'Largely Restored' As Russia Flies In Troops – France24 https://t.co/KkXB2jUUO1
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 7, 2022