News of the omicron variant is still having an impact as stock investors are feeling bearish symptoms again with futures trending downward. Yesterday’s Cyber Monday online sales experienced subdued activity levels as well. Uncertainty about the effectiveness of current vaccines on the new variant has the Federal Reserve reassessing its outlook, especially as it pertains to growth, jobs, and spiking inflation. In this edition of “5 Minutes With Scott Colbert,” Scott candidly discusses the macro forces at play, and how volatility in the markets may now increase in the near term even as the current quarter had gotten off to a strong start.