EUROPE
The GOP has been
pondering taxing imports but not exports in a so-called “border-adjusted” tax.
While this is a tail risk scenario, it bears discussing due to its potentially
massive implications.
OTHER
REGULARS
Political fears back * Eyes on Norwegian
CPI data * Rates decline ahead of Trump speak * GBP pounded again as Supreme
Court decision looms,
Gold is back in fashion as a safe
haven from uncertainty with jittery investors worried about a hard Brexit and a
Trump-driven trade spat with China. Meanwhile the falling oil price hurt
sentiment in Asia. In Japan the Nikkei 225 headed sharply lower. And
Australia's S&P/ASX200 took a tumble as well ending a five-session rally.
Positioning more than Fundamentals
Give Traders Pause
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB
10 things you need to know before
the opening bell – BI
Dollar Falls On Fading Trump
Euphoria; Sterling Slide Spikes UK Stocks; US Futures Flat
FINNISH
Punta vastatuulessa * Saksan teollisuustuotannon kasvu
kiihtyi marraskuussa * Odotukset Yhdysvaltojen lisääntyvästä öljyntuotannosta
heikentävät öljyn hintaa * Norjassa odotettavissa hetkellinen inflaatiopiikki