Roundups &
Commentary
Frontrunning – ZH
Overnight: Sentiment Muted As Northeast Braces For
"Historic" Blizzard – ZH
The Lunch Wrap – alphaville
/ FT
Emerging N.Y. headlines – beyondbrics
/ FT
Daily press summary – Open
Europe
Broker Note Briefing – WSJ
Morning
Briefing (EU/US): Hear what you want to hear – BNY
Mellon
Mario Draghi’s comments yesterday provided no
justification for EUR selling
EUROPE
German Exports Rose in December to Cap
Trillion-Euro Year –
BB
December
trade surplus 16.6bn vs expectations of 14.8bn and 14.6bn in November.
ECB
Currency Watchers Fawn Over Draghi – WSJ
Draghi is
coming in for some serious hero worship among policy watchers and currency
wonks
Draghi Finds Powerful Weapon in Words as
Markets Heed His Voice – BB
Draghi
yesterday caused the euro’s biggest drop in seven months by suggesting its
recent appreciation could damp inflation, a signal that further interest-rate
cuts remain a possibility.
The Draghi Rorschach test – alphaville
/ FT
The euro’s
dive on Thursday was impressive and clearly the result of ECB president
Draghi’s comments after the ECB’s rate setting meeting. But whether it was
justified or not is very much contested.
Mario Draghi Gets the Euro Where He Wants It – WSJ
Like any
good rider who feels his horse slipping away, Mario Draghi has tightened the
reins and regained control
BUDGET
Breakthrough at EU budget summit – euobserver
European
Union leaders are ready to cut spending in the coming seven years, with
agriculture and cohesion to take the biggest hits. Rebates for five countries
also part of final talks.
How is the new EU budget shaping up - latest
draft! – Open
Europe
ASIA
Economists React: January’s Frothy Trade Data – WSJ