[Reuters] Stocks hit record high, sterling endures rough week
[Reuters] Oil hovers near three-month highs on trade deal progress; set for third weekly rise
[Reuters] U.S. third-quarter growth unrevised at 2.1%
[The Hill] Budget watchdogs howl over deficit-ballooning deals
[AP] Andrew Bailey to succeed Carney as Bank of England governor
[Reuters] Japan's consumer inflation ticks up as shoppers pay more for sushi, ice cream
[Reuters] Bad to worse: pain not over for Australia's beleaguered banks
[Reuters] China won't allow foreign forces to interfere in Hong Kong, Macau: Xi
[Bloomberg] China’s Xi to Skip Davos, Deflating Hopes for Trump Summit
[Bloomberg] Repo Oracle Zoltan Pozsar Expects Even More Turmoil
[Bloomberg] 10 Geopolitical Risks Looming Over Markets in 2020, According to Morgan Stanley
[WSJ] With Brexit Looming, U.K. Government Picks Veteran as Central Bank Chief
[WSJ] Lycra’s Chinese Owner Squeezes Out of Tight Spot in Bond Markets
[FT] Moody’s warns on frothy US junk bond market
[FT] All aboard Silicon Valley's employee stock gravy train