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Today’s Report is attached as a PDF.

Futures are lower with most overseas markets today amid negative COVID-19 trends, no reported progress on stimulus and fading vaccine optimism.

Distribution of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is beginning today in the U.K. but reports suggest far fewer doses will be available than initially thought (as little as half) while hospitalizations continue to hit new highs.

On U.S. stimulus, a stop-gap bill will be voted on tomorrow to buy time to reach an aid package as political gridlock remains.

Looking into today’s session, there is one lesser-followed economic report due to be released: Productivity and Costs (E: 4.9%, -8.9%) which will leave investors largely focused on U.S. stimulus negotiations, Brexit talks, and COVID-19 case/hospitalization trends. If there is disappointment on any of those topics, expect some profit taking in risk-assets as the market remains largely priced-to-perfection.