[Reuters] Stocks back in record territory as Middle East tensions fade
[Reuters] Oil steadies around levels prevailing before U.S.-Iran attacks
[Reuters] China’s Vice Premier Liu to sign U.S. trade deal in Washington next week
[Reuters] Trump pulls back from more military action in Iran crisis, promises new sanctions
[AP] Soaring pork prices keep China’s inflation at 7-year high
[Reuters] China’s December factory-gate price deflation eases, CPI remains high
[Reuters] Fed’s Clarida says rate cuts were ‘well timed,’ policy likely to remain appropriate
[CNBC] Nearly all corporate CFOs say the economy is going to slow and the stock market is overvalued
[Reuters] Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return
[Bloomberg] Fed Economist Sees Long-Term Rates Near Zero in Mild Downturn
[Bloomberg] World’s Largest Car Market Reports Second Straight Annual Decline
[NYT] The Economy Is Expanding. Why Are Economists So Glum?
[FT] EM banks exposed to stress in FX swaps, a spillover from US repo markets
[FT] Taiwan: fears grow over China’s invasion threat
[FT] China is taking its ideological fight abroad
[FT] Eurozone governments rein in borrowing despite ultra-low rates
