[Reuters] Stocks near record on trade deal, robust earnings
[CNBC] US retail sales climb in December, and November sales were revised up
[Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims drop more than expected
[Reuters] Doubts linger after U.S. and China sign initial trade deal
[Reuters] Trade deal no panacea for rocky U.S. relations with China
[Reuters] China’s home price growth at almost 1-1/2-year low, further softening seen
[Reuters] Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya
[CNBC] What’s Putin up to? Here’s what Russia’s political upheaval could mean
[Bloomberg] Tariffs Become New Normal as Trump Moves to Next China Demands
[Bloomberg] China Home-Price Growth Accelerates as Curbs Eased
[Bloomberg] Political Turmoil to Be ‘New Normal’ for 2020, Risk Firm Says
[WSJ] U.S. and China Face a Steep Climb to Meet Trade Goals
[FT] The Federal Reserve is the cause of the bubble in everything