MUST READS Davos plebeians shrug at the elite gathering – USA Today Pope Tells Davos’ High Rollers to Help Those in Need – Fiscal Times Davos Bankers Try to Convince Elite That Markets Are Safer – Bloomberg 10 startling facts about global wealth inequality – Washington Post Lew Warns Congress of Late-February Debt Deadline – ABC News China’s central bank injects fresh funds before holiday – CNA Trying to deleverage China without blowing up the system – Telegraph Are Default Fears Spreading From China To The U.S.? – Short Takes Inflation, or Lack of It, A Growing Concern for Bank of Canada – WSJ JPMorgan CEO Dimon says government cases were ‘unfair’ – Reuters Target to Drop Health Insurance for Part-Time Workers – Bloomberg The Euthanasia of the Rentier – Krugman, NY Times Gasparino’s Glass Jaw is No Audience Draw – TSF
MARKETS/INVESTING Stock futures fall with earnings, data on tap – Reuters What to watch: ‘Trendless market’ marks 2014 – USA Today A Look at Fixed Income, Facebook, and Farmland – Barron’s The rich invest differently from you and me – MarketWatch Bond Breakout Could Be ‘Violent’: Ned Davis Research – Barron’s Treasuries Rise as China Slowdown Boosts Haven Bid – Bloomberg Platinum falls as S. Africa miners strike; gold rises – Reuters Russian gold miners to cut 2014 output after price slump – Mineweb GFMS: Gold to see second yearly drop as investors shy away – Reuters Range Trade in Gold remains Intact – Trader Dan Understanding the London Gold Fix – Hard Asset Co.
ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING The Real Challenges to Growth – Project Syndicate Why Hiring Lags Behind Even as U.S. Factories Hum – WSJ How Inflation and Deflation Can Peacefully Coexist – E-piphany Axel Weber: Crippled eurozone to face fresh debt crisis – Telegraph Spain says jobless rate tops 26 per cent at end of 2013 – Economic Times BOE official says no interest rates rise “in near future” – xinhuanet Eurozone recovery strengthened in January, survey says – BBC Special Report: How Caterpillar got bulldozed in China – Reuters Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent. Here’s why – Quartz Hamptons Home Sales Fall After Record-Setting Tax Race – Bloomberg Buyers flocked to foreclosures last year — and many paid all cash – CNN/Money Markets Price in Fed Rate Changes Long Before They Happen – WSJ Fed’s $4T taper caper sets teeth on edge – NY Post
