[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Steady as Fed Decision Looms: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls Further on Looming Surplus, China Demand Constraints [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Decline Before Central Banks Meet: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Developers Tumble on Shimao ‘Red Flag’: Evergrande [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise Before Central Banks Meet: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Turkish lira plummets to new low, dragging cenbank to the rescue [...]

[CNBC] Biden says his administration will do ‘whatever is needed’ to help states reeling from tornadoes [AP] Crews search for the missing after devastating [...]

Weekly Hard Asset Insights By David McAlvany A Santa Rally; or the Fed Who Stole Christmas? It was another eventful week in financial markets. Major market [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Investors await faster taper, inflation view at Fed meeting [Reuters] Dozens killed as tornadoes rip through Kentucky, other U.S. [...]

In such an extraordinary environment, I’ll take note of two of this week’s developments. China – in an about-face – implemented policy easing [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise With Inflation, Omicron in Focus: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil prices on track for biggest weekly gain since August [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Decline as Virus Concerns Resurface: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil down on Omicron restrictions and China fears [Yahoo/Bloomberg] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain on Virus Hopes; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steady as Vaccine Impact on Omicron Buoys Demand Outlook [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Stocks Lead Rebound; Nasdaq Rallies: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil rises on easing Omicron fears and Iran delay [CNBC] U.S. trade deficit [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Most Stocks Rebound; Nasdaq Pares Losses: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains After Saudi Price Hike Indicates Confidence in Demand [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Credit Funds Signal More Pain as Record Cash Swamps Treasury ETF [AP] More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crypto Tokens Plunge in Fresh Sign of Global Market Nerves [The Hill] These are the states where the omicron variant has been identified [...]

The Schizophrenic Fed Recent equity market trading has been characterized by extreme directional moves and dramatic intraday reversals. Losses have been [...]