[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver After US Inflation: Markets Wrap
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Climbs as Middle East Unrest Counters Oversupply Worries
[Reuters] Japan’s Nikkei breaks 35,000 for first time since Feb 1990
[CNBC] Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, higher than expected, pushing the annual rate to 3.4%
[AP] Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ships Advertise Chinese Links to Avoid Houthi Attack in Red Sea
[Reuters] US urges China to not interfere in Taiwan elections
[Reuters] Markets gird for volatility as Taiwan heads to vote
[Reuters] Global trade drops 1.3% on Red Sea attacks – IfW Kiel institute
[Axios] The rich now own a record share of stocks
[Reuters] Global electric car sales rose 31% in 2023 – Rho Motion
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China ‘Snowball’ Derivatives Worth $13 Billion Near Loss Levels
[Reuters] China REITs plumb record lows as economic gloom lingers
[Reuters] Barbecue off the menu in Argentina as inflation nears 200%
[FT] The rising threat to democracy of AI-powered disinformation
[FT] A window into private credit marks
[FT] The Fed’s QE comeback could be dangerous
[FT] Investors warn of ‘complacency’ over junk bond risks
[FT] Chinese shadow banking giant’s bankruptcy highlights uncertainty over economy
[FT] The Houthis are borrowing from the Iranian playbook in the Red Sea