Markets......
Economic data due from Asia today - China inflation data for December
UBS saying China 2017 GDP about 6.4%
EUR, yen, AUD extending gains, USD weakness across the board
China December CPI: 2.1% y/y (expected 2.2%) and PPI 5.5% y/y (expected 4.7%)
prior 2.3%
PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.9234 (vs. yesterday at 6.9262)
Australia- Weekly consumer confidence: 120.1 (prior 113.4)
Updated-->USD/JPY drops sharply under 116.00 http://news.forexlive.com/!/usdjpy-drops-sharply-under-11600-20170109 …
US Markets......
US major indices ending the day mixed. Nasdaq closes at record level.
ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Oil drops to three-week low
US Treasuries gain as fresh #Brexit risk drives demand for haven. UK's PM May has signaled hard Brexit. 30y yields drop below 3%.
*IRAN PUMPING 3.9M-4M B/D OF OIL: NIOC DEPUTY DIRECTOR. BBG
*KUWAIT'S MARZOUK: NOT EVERYONE MUST CUT OUTPUT ON JAN. 1. OPEC CUTS CAN BE AVERAGED OVER 6 MOS. BBG. #OOTT
#Kuwait | #oil min al-Marzouq: #OPEC cuts announced so far make up 60-70% of deal. confident remaining countries will comply. BBG. #OOTT
Who could have seen OPEC non compliance coming ? Sarcasm off..
Europe.....
5 Star Movement leadership pushing joining ALDE just got embarrassed as ALDE rejects 5SM...
5-Star EU parliament members ready to jump into bed with pro-European liberals, but Verhofstadt's ALDE backs away
BREAK: Deal between Guy Verhofstadt’s Liberals and 5 Star movement REJECTED by ALDE MEPs having left EFDD earlier.
The end of a beautiful friendship: #Italy's Five Star Movement has left UKIP behind & voted to join pro-EU alliance. http://www.newsweek.com/five-star-movement-ukip-alde-alliance-european-parliament-540327 …
Germany's Gabriel will run as a candidate for Chancellor --Bild
Europe's deep freeze causes deaths, disrupts traffic: BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Heavy snow and frigid temperatures…
May Signals U.K. to Quit Single Market to Curb Immigration
Merkel responds: IF BRITAIN DOESN'T ACCEPT EU'S 4 FREEDOMS IN BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS WE WILL TALK ABOUT RESTRICTING ACCESS TO SINGLE MARKET
FBI arrests Volkswagen executive on fraud charges: NYT http://reut.rs/2j95Rlg
Vincenzo Scarpetta @LondonerVince
#France - New @Le_Figaro poll shows Valls far from certain to win socialist presidential nomination. Montebourg would beat him 53% to 47%.
The cost of decommissioning North Sea oil and gasfields is to reach £24bn, wiping out any remaining tax revenues.
US Politics ......
Obamacare repeal on hold ? Trump now backs waiting to repeal the Affordable Care Act until a replacement proposal is in hand....
BREAKING: Ivanka Trump won't take WH job, will resign from officer/dir. positions she holds & will divest and restructure her own holdings
NEW: Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner will do presidential advising FOR FREE. Won't accept salary, sources tell me.
scooplet: Kushner will divest 666 5th, Thrive Capital stake, Observer into trusts for family members, acc to Gorelick. on @TheTerminal
Apart from Alexander Bastrykin - Dmitri Kovtun and Andrei Lugovi sanctioned today.
Q re Gulen, WH Spox:'US working w Turkey closely for months to determine what kind of evidence out there to support extradition request'
Jack Ma of Alibaba meets with Trump with job creation ( 1 million jobs over 5 years in US ) on table.
A string from John to check out ( 2 -15 ) and now we wait to see what various Congressional Committees decide to do !
McConnell to Dems: Work with us to repeal and replace Obamacare http://hill.cm/pwsqvni
Libya......
Mohamed Eljarh @Eljarh
DMSC statement describes Haftar & Serraj as traitors. DMSC call themselves "Sadiq Gheriani's soldiers" or "Mufti's soldiers" #Libya
If not resolved , spare diesel will last about 36 hours. And then western Libya faces a total blackout.
#Zawiya Refinery warns of imminent blackout in Western Region after protesters blocked pipeline.We're already facing 10+hrs power cut #Libya
#Libya political dialogue members agree to hold consultative meetings in Ghadames on Wednesday and Thursday
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/129611/ …
@TREVISANLORIS GECOL and LIA decisions overturned by #Tripoli courts. A bayda court declared all GNA decisions illegal/void. #Libya
The prime minster of the salvation government in Tripoli Khalifa Ghwell demands the Italian PM to pull his troops from Misrata city ASAP
Pres. Council VP Maiteeg discusses support for stability in #Libya with UN envoy Martin Kobler
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/129507/ …
Odds & Ends.....
Amazing , when you think it through...
Chinese take cash out of the country by buying bitcoin onshore, selling it offshore for another currency, and moving money to a bank account
The Chinese yuan accounted for 98% of bitcoin trading in the past six months http://bloom.bg/2hYcZ5F
#US NAVY VESSEL FIRED THREE WARNING SHOTS AT FOUR IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD VESSELS ON SUNDAY TWO US DEFENSE OFFICIALS TELL REUTERS
Emerging Markets crisis in the making or just an insular #Turkey problem? Turkish 10y yields jump by 15bps as Lira hit fresh lows.
#Turkey Lira in free fall as Dollar continues to strengthen after payrolls data showed strong wage growth.
#Turkey Lira just dropped to fresh life time low as fight against dollarization hasn’t been working. Lira worst currency in 2017 w/ -4.3%.
Talks at Wadi Barada collapsed after #Nusra shot at the team of technicians. #SyrianArmy decided to resume military operations in area
Details of the horrific night , as the killer is identified...
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