Macro Briefing: Thursday, Jan. 6

James Picerno
By James Picerno of The Capital Spectator
Editor at The ETF Asset Class Performance Review •

Here is a brief look at the various macro events and releases that may have an impact on the economic environment today.

Here is a brief look at the various macro events and releases that may have an impact on the economic environment today.

  • Fed minutes suggest possible rate hike set for March.
  • Rising bond yields take a bite out of tech stocks.
  • Russia sends paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to suppress uprising.
  • North Korea says it successfully expands at strongest rate since July.
  • US economy slowed in December, but ended 2021 with strong upside bias.
  • US company payrolls rose much faster than expected in December, ADP reports:

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