Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] Wall Street flat as countdown to Trump's swearing-in begins

[Bloomberg] Draghi Says ECB Unconvinced on Inflation as Pickup Driven by Oil

[Bloomberg] ECB Leaves Bond-Buying Program Unchanged as Inflation Gains]

[Bloomberg] American Consumers’ Economic Expectations Are The Highest Since 2002

[Reuters] U.S housing starts surge in December; jobless claims near 43-year low

[Bloomberg] Stemming the Tide: Six Things China Can Do Next to Curb Outflows

[Reuters] China says FX reserves ample, has plan to deal with outflows

[Bloomberg] Draghi Bingo Is ECB Watchers’ Game as Stimulus Pumps Up Prices

[CNBC] As market counts down to inauguration, markets want to see what Trump Treasury pick says about dollar, bonds

[Bloomberg] How Deutsche Bank Made −$462 Million Disappear

[Politico] Donald Trump and China’s Year of the Hawk

[WSJ] The Mortgage Market’s $1 Trillion Pocket of Worry

[WSJ] What to Watch at Today’s ECB Meeting

[FT] Trump’s government: the people who will matter for markets

[Bloomberg] 2016 Was a Record Year for Data Breaches