The following are the headlines discussed at Aldwin Callen's Monday morning briefing:
- Retail in the United States dropped 20,000 jobs in December, but construction and healthcare saw significant gains.
- US stocks hit a new record (Dow 25,000) on optimism about corporate tax cuts and global growth
- The Fed is willing to accelerate interest rate rises in 2018 if tax cuts boost the economy.
- The European Central Bank cut back on stimulus, sending bond yields higher across the Eurozone.
- Major US brokerage companies are moving away from securities or derivatives based on bitcoin prices.
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