Morning Bid: Oil and jobs
World markets calmed a bit on Wednesday after a tumultuous couple of weeks – but a focus on energy prices and U.S. employment promised more tension ahead.
Analysis: World’s damaged supply chains brace for painful recovery
Signs are growing that a global supply chain crisis which has confounded central bank inflation forecasts, stunted economic recoveries and compressed corporate margins could finally start to unwind towards the end of this year.
Omicron restrains U.S. manufacturing; supply bottlenecks slowly easing
A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, supporting the view that economic growth lost steam at the start of the year.
After volatile January, world stocks start February on firm note
World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials helped to calm rate-hike jitters.
