1. Fed and ECB diverge as Lagarde tackles inflation – FT
2. US Unemployment Falls to 3.4%, Lowest in 53 Years – WSJ
3. BofA Warns Investors Risk Sleepwalking Into Selloff – Bloomberg
4. European stock markets have further to rally, argues GS – FT Alphaville
5. Does it matter that central banks are losing squillions? – FT Alphaville
6. A New Supercycle Is Starting, Says Fidelity’s Macro Strategist – Barron’s

1. ECB Lifts Key Rate More Than the Fed With Half-Point Move – Barron’s
2. BOE raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 4% – FT
3. Investors Bet Fed Is Bluffing on Interest Rates – WSJ
4. Is the Fed ignoring market risk? – FT Unhedged
5. Economists detect dovish undertones from ‘more optimistic’ Powell – FT
6. Questions for Fed chair on platinum coin and constitution – Tankus in FT Alphaville
7. The Trillion-Dollar Question: Could a Coin Save the Day? – NYT *

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1. Markets Pricing a Fairy-Tale Fed Ending. The Dream Can’t Come True – Barron’s
2. Opinion: Volcker’s Recipe for Prosperity – Judy Shelton in WSJ
3. US Fed poised to shift to quarter-point rate rise as inflation eases – FT
4. Biden’s Big Oil Profits – WSJ
5. Wall Street: We Want Lower Rates. The Fed: Not So Fast – Bloomberg
6. BOJ and yield curve control – Daniel Neilson *

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1. ‘Colossal’ central bank buying drives gold demand to decade high – FT
2. Hedge Funds Boost Treasury Shorts to Record on Rally Doubts – Bloomberg
3. The U.S. Consumer Is Starting to Freak Out – WSJ
4. US Wage Growth Slows, Boosting Hope for a Soft Landing – Barron’s
5. Eurozone avoids recession as economy expands in Q4 2022 – FT

1. Fed’s Interest-Rate Moves in 2023 Hinge on How Quickly Economy Reacts – WSJ
2. German economy shrank in Q4 as soaring energy costs pinch demand – FT
3. Gold Is Back Near a Record High – Bloomberg
4. The Stock Market Used to Be Able to Ignore Politics. Not Anymore – Barron’s
5. From ‘the Coin’ to High-Interest Bonds, US Reviews Debt-Limit Options – Bloomberg
6. Fed set to signal plans to keep raising rates even as inflation eases – FT

1. Inflation Is on the Right Track as Fed’s Preferred Gauge Cools Again – Barron’s
2. The Fed finds itself in a nasty hole – FT Opinion
3. Oil majors poised to smash annual profit records — sparking outcries – CNBC
4. US dollar hits reverse gear as Fed cedes rate-rise ‘driver’s seat’ – FT
5. Economy Isn’t as Strong as It Looks – Barron’s
6. The US Economy Slows Down – WSJ Opinion

1. The $1tn coin: a silly idea to resolve the US debt ceiling wrangles – FT Opinion
2. Diesel Prices Headed Higher Thanks to Europe’s New Ban on Russian Oil – Barron’s
3. Rents in Canada Grow at Record Pace as Housing Shortage Stings – Bloomberg
4. Gold Prices Buoyed by Rally as Investors Get on Board – WSJ
5. The magic of an SDR-denominated bond – FT Alphaville
6. Pandemic Fraud Gone Wild – WSJ Opinion

1. Risk on, economy off – FT Unhedged
2. Is Europe Sleepwalking Into Another War? – Bloomberg
3. Money Supply Shrinks; Outlook for Inflation & Economy – Barron’s
4. Bank of Canada Raises Rates, Pauses to Assess Economic Impact – WSJ
5. Is a US Recession Near? – Bloomberg BusinessWeek

1. The west will rue its embrace of protectionism – FT Opinion
2. What’s Behind Fall in US Yields? Fed Hope, Growth Fear – Bloomberg
3. Consumer Prices Plateau; Inflation Slows to Prepandemic Levels – WSJ
4. Why Tech Layoffs Aren’t Alarming Economists Yet – Barron’s
5. After a long, cold year, investors are flocking back to Europe – Reuters
6. If markets crash in 2023 it will be the fault of the Fed & U.S. banks – MarketWatch

1. Brazil and Argentina to start preparations for a common currency – FT
2. A glimmer of hope about the economy? – Wiesenthal via Bloomberg
3. Market Recovery Hinges on Quick Inflation Drop – WSJ
4. A Debt-Ceiling Crisis Looms. An Example From History to Heed – Barron’s
5. Investors Are Bullish on Oil, But They Like Copper Even More – Odd Lots via Bloomberg
6. Come Hell or High Water – Fed Guy *

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