😏 Omicron isn’t all that

Europe could do without Omicron | Stop Nissan if you’ve heard this one before | [Finimize]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for December 1st in 3:03 minutes. 🚀 Calling all NFT fans: we’re teaming up with some of the best and brightest digital artists out there to create a series of incredible [Finimize NFTs](. First up, Ruslan Vyaltsev ([@rvyaltsevvvvv](): join our waitlist today, and you’ll be able to buy into one of 10 NFTs created in honor of the Ledger x Finimize Crypto Summit. [Join the NFT waitlist]( here, and [grab your free ticket]( to the summit here. Today's big stories - Eurozone inflation hit a record high in November - Our analyst has laid out three trades you can make to protect your portfolio from Omicron – [Read Now]( - Nissan announced it'll be investing $18 billion into EVs over the next five years Friends EU-nited [Friends EU-nited] What’s Going On Here? Fresh data out on Tuesday [showed]( inflation hit a record high in Europe last month, and that’s before the region’s been properly reacquainted with a blast from the past… What Does This Mean? Europe just can’t catch a break: consumer prices climbed by 4.9% in November compared to the same time last year – up from 4.1% the month before and the biggest jump since the euro was introduced. Ever-rising energy prices – which were up 27% – didn’t help, but there’s more at play here: the mix of strong demand and rife shortages meant prices of things like services, raw materials, and machinery were around 2% higher. That might explain why the core inflation measure – which strips out unstable costs like energy and food – also notched a record high. Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: Inflation is still temporary. Ish. This is the fifth time eurozone inflation has climbed since June. And while the European Central Bank (ECB) maintains that it’s all temporary, some ECB members did admit that high prices might stick around longer than they expected. That could force the central bank to start removing its economic support sooner than expected to keep price rises in check. But the ECB had better be careful: the restrictions some countries are introducing in response to the new Omicron variant could knock the economic recovery even before the central bank withdraws its support. Zooming out: The Fed gets déjà vu. Speaking of which, the US Federal Reserve [said]( earlier in the week that the new variant poses a real threat to its key mandates, namely keeping US employment full and inflation low and stable. After all, workers might start to give the 9-to-5 a miss again if they’re worried about the virus, which could make supply chain disruptions even worse and push inflation in the country even higher. You might also like: [The best way to hedge yourself if inflation keeps rising.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Friends EU-nited&utm_campaign=daily-global-01-12-2021&utm_source=email) Analyst Take How To Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Omicron [How To Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Omicron]( [Photo of Stéphane Renevier] Stéphane Renevier, Analyst What’s Going On Here? If you’re nervous about the damage the new variant might do to your portfolio, you’re not alone. Investors the world over have been getting spooked, selling off stocks in [at-risk sectors like travel]( and rotating into [companies that stand to benefit](, like Pfizer and Zoom. Trouble is, no one knows how this will play out just yet. And if it all turns out to be a big to-do over nothing, those stocks could find themselves resigned to the “been there, done that” pile. So arguably, you’d be better off investing in [opportunities that could make significant gains]( if stocks crash, but that won’t cause your portfolio many problems if it doesn’t. And as luck would have it, we have [three such trades]( for you today. So that’s today’s Insight: [the three trade ideas that should ride out the Omicron variant](. [Read or listen to the Insight here]( Large And Recharged [Large And Recharged] What’s Going On Here? Nissan [announced]( an $18 billion investment into electric vehicles (EVs) earlier this week, which should help the Japanese carmaker stretch to those shiny new batteries it’s had its eye on. What Does This Mean? Sales of battery-powered EVs are [expected]( to jump from around 2 million a year in 2020 to 14 million in 2030. And Nissan, for its part, is keen not to get left behind: the company wants EVs to represent 75% of its European sales and 40% of its US sales by 2026 and 2030 respectively. That’s part of an overarching goal to make over half its total sales either hybrid or totally electric by 2030. To help make it happen, Nissan’s hoping to speed up development of a new battery – one that’ll be more powerful and cheaper, and that can be mass-produced by 2028. But all this innovation comes at a price, which is why the carmaker’s planning to invest $18 billion into the EV space over the next five years ([tweet this](). Why Should I Care? The bigger picture: There’s a long way to go. The EV boom’s got traditional carmakers scrambling to electrify their lineups, but some analysts doubt they’ll be able to produce as many as Tesla until at least 2026. Not least because the market leader has spent years developing the infrastructure it needs to mass-produce its selection of models, while the veterans have only just started converting factories into ones that can build the buzzy new vehicles. Zooming out: Big dreams, big problems. Volvo’s got its eyes on the prize too, with the Swedish carmaker aiming to become fully electric by 2030. But it has some issues to iron out first: the company [reported]( on Tuesday that it made 50,000 fewer cars last quarter than the same time last year on the back of the global chip shortage. Revenue was 7% lower too, which might’ve been why investors initially sent its stock down 3%. You might also like: [Forget Tesla. There might be an even better EV play right now.]( Copy to share story: [( 🙋 [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question: Where are you writing from? 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