"Chinese authorities are considering a plan to raise several hundred billion yuan for a new fund to backstop troubled financial firms, according to people familiar with the matter."

"Gas prices hit a record in the United States. Stocks on Wall Street rose slightly, rebounding from their sharpest drop in more than a year."

>"After tumbling early in the day, stocks in Europe reversed course. In the United States, futures for the S&P 500 fluctuated and the Nasdaq pointed to a decline when trading beings."

"Nouriel Roubini shows why the hedging strategies of the past three decades may no longer make much sense."

>"Nouriel Roubini shows why the hedging strategies of the past three decades may no longer make much sense."

>"The Federal Reserve is still buying bonds as prices surge. Some praise the central bank’s continuing policy pivot; others ask if it was fast enough."

This FOMC in particular is driving quite a bit of uncertainty and volatility. I honestly have no idea what exactly is already "priced in" to most assets classes right _...Read More_

>"Editorial: Britain faces years of high energy prices and needs to have a conversation about what policies are needed"

>"Companies are left on their own to set policy on vaccines for their employees. Oil production is only slowly ramping up. And this will be a messy tax season."

>"The S&P fell in early trading amid grim forecasts about the Omicron variant and a setback in efforts to pass a comprehensive domestic policy bill."

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/17/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/17/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html) >"Unnerved by surging prices, the Bank of England on Thursday became the first major central bank to hike interest rates since the pandemic began. The US _...Read More_

>"The Omicron outbreak, inflation and monetary tightening are shaking emerging markets. Yet our columnist says it’s risky for long-term investors to shun _...Read More_

"Global stocks and oil prices are falling again after a brief respite Monday from the heavy sell-off triggered by the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant."

>Wall Street despises uncertainty. The less information investors have, the harder it is to make decisions about how to position for the future."