• Major themes set to shape markets in 2019 – FT
• Five Doom Loops to Navigate in 2019 – Bloomberg
• As China Talks Begin, Trump’s Trade Negotiator Tries to Keep President From Wavering – NY Times
• Japan in 2019: 10 surprises – Japan Times
• Powell May Mark The Beginning Of An Independent Fed – Forbes
• In Defense of the Fed by Stephen S. Roach – Project Syndicate
• Behind Lumber’s Collapse: A Perfect Storm of Housing and Trade – WSJ

• Apple’s China Trouble Makes Trump’s Trade War Harder to Defend – Bloomberg
• China annual auto sales fall for first time in about two decades with more pain on the way – CNBC
• The EU and Euro Keep Defying the Doomsayers – Bloomberg

Bonus

• What happens if Mueller comes up empty – CNN
• Snake-Oil Economics: The Bad Math Behind Trump’s Policies, N. Gregory Mankiw – Foreign Affairs
• China’s Moon Landing: Lunar Rover Begins Its Exploration – NY Times
• 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2019 – Foreign Policy
• The Ghosts of Brazil’s Military Dictatorship – Foreign Affairs

Where to invest in 2019? | The Economist