LONDON — On Thursday morning, a group of 50 called to cancel their holiday party booked for that evening at Luc’s Brasserie, a French restaurant in the financial district of […]
Coronavirus Omicron Variant
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Back to news homeAs Omicron Threat Looms, Inflation Limits Fed’s Room to Maneuver
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus comes at a challenging moment for the Federal Reserve, as officials try to pivot from containing the pandemic’s economic fallout toward addressing worryingly persistent […]
The Markets Are Confused, but Wall Street Is Still Making Predictions
Marcelo Carvalho, the head of global emerging markets research, went further. “The numbers are meaningless in a sense,” he said, and continued, with an engaging smile: “Whenever I make a […]
How Omicron Could Knock Economic Recovery Off Track
LONDON — This week, Marisha Wallace finally had to admit that her planned five-day ski holiday in Switzerland in mid-December was not salvageable: The Swiss government’s sudden decision to impose […]
OPEC Faces Omicron Uncertainty and Rebellious Customers
One thing is for certain when officials from OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing countries meet by teleconference on Thursday to decide how much oil to produce in January.They will want […]
A Top Official Says the Fed Will ‘Grapple’ With a Faster Bond-Buying Taper
John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the latest variant of the coronavirus could prolong the bottlenecks and shortages that have caused inflation to […]
With Omicron, Stock Analysts Expecting More Uncertainty
On Wall Street, the end of the pandemic appeared tantalizingly close just a week ago. There were positive signs the economy was rebounding, and investors’ biggest worry was how quickly […]