The New Year Wall Street rally stumbles with the Dow and S&P 500 closing in the red after the Fed Reserve’s Raphael Bostic and Mary Daly confirm that although hikes will slow the terminal rate will likely surpass the 5 per cent mark. Markets in China pull back somewhat following the reopening bounce. State officials say that several regions are now past the peak of Covid infections. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tells CNBC is could begin to manufacture its Paxlovid dose with a local Chinese partner within a matter of months. French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is set to roll out its pension reform plan, putting it on a collision course with unions and left-wing MPs. And in the UK, the government fails to agree a pay deal with various unions, potentially setting up more strike action this winter.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.