The World Health Organization has advised Covid-vulnerable people and those who are not vaccinated to postpone plans to travel abroad * Omicron Covid variant ‘present in Europe at least 10 days ago’ * Brazil and Japan join growing list of countries to report Omricon cases * Greece to fine €100 per month for those over 60 who refuse vaccine * Moderna boss predicts current jabs may be less effective against Omicron * Germany’s chancellor-to-be Olaf Scholz ‘backs mandatory Covid jabs’ * See all our coronavirus coverage here STOCK MARKETS in ASIA are mixed this morning after some big losses in Europe and Wall Street on Tuesday thanks to ongoing Omicron concerns and signals from the US Federal Reserve that it is going to wind up its massive monetary stimulus more quickly than expected. The ASX200 in Sydney was first out of the blocks and it is down 0.83% thanks to the macroeconomic concerns, and despite a better than expected 1.9% fall in GDP in the third quarter. Forecasts had pointed to 2.7%. Continue reading...
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