EUROPE
Italian Election--Two Months and Counting – Marc
Chandler
UNITED STATES
Split with strategist
benefits Senate GOP Leader McConnell * Bannon remarks fuel cry of ‘fiction’
from White House
A debate is raging on
what the flattening of the yield curve and the Phillips curve mean for U.S.
growth.
DECEMBER
JOBS
Zandi Warns Of
"Overheating" As ADP Payrolls Surge In December – ZH
5 Things to Watch in the
December Jobs Report – WSJ
ADP and jobless claims
show a tightening job market – Edward
Harrison
Employment Report December
2017 – ADP
U.S. private payrolls
growth accelerates; jobless claims up – Reuters
FEDERAL RESERVE
Minutes Preview: Janet's
Farewell – ZH
FOMC Minutes – FED
"Most" Back
Rate Hikes, "Several" Fear Low Inflation, Financial Stability Risks –
ZH
Gold Drops, Dollar Pops
- "Some" Favor Faster Rate-Hikes – ZH
New Tax Law "would
likely provide a modest boost to capital spending" – Bill McBride
Inside the Fed’s
December Meeting: The Annotated Minutes – BB
REGULARS
Chip security flaw, Spotify IPO, Trump’s neurology
The Biggest Risk for the Eurozone’s Booming Economy, Trump Denounces
Bannon, the Attraction of Automation
Lower German yields despite Nowotny’s comment * FOMC minutes indicated
continued concerns about low inflation * EUR/USD approaching 1.2 on strong ISM
and construction spending figures
Greenback Continues to Consolidate Recent Losses
Oettinger’s secret Mangold letters — Mogherini does Cuba — Explosive
Trump book
Five Things You Need to
Know to Start Your Day – BB
https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ARIYqLnEHrg/lorcan-roche-kelly
US Open – ZH
Stocks Smash Records Around The Globe; Nikkei Has Best Annual Start Since
1996
Frontrunning – ZH