A bear and a bull statue stand outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. (Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg)
Just as we were all getting ready to venture out, with many having done so already, the advent of the Omnicron Covid-19 variant is seeking to drive us all back indoors. At least, that is what it seemed like. Even as people didn’t really panic, it seemed like the media certainly had pressed the panic button, and virus-related news—that had generally receded quite a bit—suddenly made a sharp comeback on channels and newspapers. Market...