Wednesday Evening Links

[Reuters] Asia stocks wait on Sino-U.S. talks, China trade data

[Reuters] Wall Street rises on optimism over U.S.-China trade talks

[Reuters] U.S. government posts $14 billion deficit in December

[Bloomberg] Trump Says China Trade Talks Going ‘Very Well’ Ahead of Deadline

[Reuters] U.S. Republican Senator Rubio pushes plan to tax stock buybacks

[AP] Q&A: Should anyone worry about a $22 trillion national debt?

[WSJ] U.S. Tax Revenues Fall, Deficit Widens in Wake of New Tax Law