Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Global trade has taken a turn for the worse, the Bloomberg Trade Tracker shows – Bloomberg
- The cost to hedge against volatility in dollar-yen has risen to the highest level in almost three years – Bloomberg
- China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s second-largest car exporter after mainland exports jumped 54.4 per cent year on year – SCMP
- The Davos party returns, with the shakes – Reuters
Americas:
- The U.S. military has launched an expanded training program of Ukrainian forces that is focused on large-scale combat – WaPo
- House GOP Bill Would Order Federal Workers Back To Office – ZH
- The latest atmospheric storm that pummeled Southern California this weekend delivered another round of widespread damage – Latimes
- This is why US regulators are considering a ban on gas stoves – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Will the UK’s strict new voter ID laws damage democracy? – Guardian
- EU parliament chief to unveil reforms amid graft scandal – IBT
- Death toll from Russian attack on Dnipro rises to 30 – NikkeiAsia
- Greta Thunberg and a ‘mud wizard’ faced off against German cops to protest a coal deal with the country’s largest energy company – Business Insider
Asia:
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- Singapore believes its new five-year talent visa program will attract corporate investment – NikkeiAsia
- China’s slump in home prices continues even after the government stepped up support for the sector – Bloomberg
- Japan’s wagyu farms are going high tech to meet surging demand from rich Asians – Bloomberg
- Japan 10-year bond yield tops BOJ policy ceiling, rising to 0.51% – NikkeiAsia
- Most Asian markets rise on optimism over China, rates – IBT
Trans-Tasman:
- Bain Capital said on Monday it is looking to relist airline Virgin Australia, in a move that would come as the domestic aviation market bounces back – IBT
- Police officer allegedly points gun at teenage girl filming arrest in Bourke – SBS
- How long will we use human misery to control inflation? – The New Daily
- Three class action firms join forces to litigate Medibank breach – ABC
- Not cool: push for insulation in all Australian rental homes as study shows dangerous heat levels – Guardian
- The different market reactions to the profit results of Super Retail Group and Baby Bunting could not have been starker – AFR
- Debt has allowed Australia to kick its economic problems down the road, but are we at a dead end? – ABC
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