Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Monetary Policy<\/p>\n US \u2013 Next Rate Hike: Mortgages MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Japan – Dec: Markit PMI dips; 52.5 from 52.6 \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EZ – Dec: Markit PMI edged down; 54.0 from 54.2 \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Nov: Industrial Production Down; -0.6% from -0.4% \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Dec: Housing starts rebound; +10.5% from -12.0% \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Currencies – Calm frays as Fed threatens another storm of volatility B<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Boost From Oil-Price Drop Is Elusive WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Credit Card Debt Continues to Swell B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Fed Report Says Household Net Worth Declined by $1.2t WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Middle Class Is No Longer the Majority wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Summers: We might be facing a world of high volatility wapo<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Poised to Mark the End of an Era WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Ghost of September’s Delay Haunt Decision B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Risks New Distortions WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Markets make decision harder FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – How Yellen intends to raise rates FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – What Yellen Will Be Watching to See If Liftoff Worked B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Economists forecast multiple rate rises next year FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Officials Worry Rates Will Go Up, Only to Come Back Down WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – It\u2019s the trajectory that counts FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Steers for calmer waters FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – The Mystery of Missing Inflation WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – A Brief History of U.S. Inflation Since 1775 wsj<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – The Bizarre Theory That Says Increases Will Fuel Inflation B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – US industrial heartland frets as rate rise looms FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – It may be too late already for the ECB divergence trade B<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Eastern Europe could cushion blow of rate rise FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Impact on China B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Lift-off is Mexico\u2019s rate rise dilemma FT<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – EMs Not in Step WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Jittery EMs await policy fallout FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – Rupee, yen may be Asian currencies most insulated B<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks Prep for Trading Influx, as Rate Rise Looms WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n US – Banks prepare for assault from online rivals FT<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – What’s In Store For Homebuilders As Rate Hike Looms? IBD<\/a><\/p>\n US – First time home buyers set for rate rise bruising FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Next Rate Hike: Mortgages B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – ‘Revolving Door Helps Big Banks\u2019 Muscle Out Fannie and Freddie’ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n US – Cities work to create middle class housing WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Rental Prices Less Affordable B<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Commercial Real-Estate Prices Soar WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Chinese Rich Stashing Cash in Hotels and Strip Malls WSJ<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Cools Africa\u2019s Economic Engine WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Could spell a bad year for maple syrup CP<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Sugar Shortage Drives Bullish Bets to Seven-Year High B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n El Ni\u00f1o – Could be a boon or a blow to CA vineyards LAT<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The professional trajectories of the original Star Wars cast e<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: US Monetary Policy US \u2013 Next Rate Hike: Mortgages US \u2013 \u2018Revolving Door Helps Big Banks\u2019 Muscle Out Fannie and Freddie\u2019 El Ni\u00f1o \u2013 Sugar Shortage Drives Bullish Bets to Seven-Year High MAJOR DATA POINTS Japan – Dec: Markit PMI dips; 52.5 from 52.6 \/ m * EZ – Dec: Markit PMI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55283"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55305,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55283\/revisions\/55305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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