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Good morning. Stocks rebound, omicron vaccine possible, central bank speak and Macau casinos plunge. Here’s what’s moving markets.

Stock futures are rising and Treasury yields marching higher with crude oil after Friday’s tumble, amid reports the omicron variant of Covid-19 could be less dangerous than the delta mutation. South African health experts, including the doctor who first sounded the alarm about the variant, indicated that symptoms linked to the coronavirus strain have been mild so far. The World Health Organization urged caution.