United States

• The U.S. 10-Year U.S. Treasury note has remained around 3%, nearly twice that of a year ago. Bloomberg
• Extended Unemployment Benefits ended for 1.3 million people on January 1 as Congress did not renew the extraordinary program that was set in place during the Great Recession The Washington Post
• Home prices in the U.S. continue to soar USA Today
• U.S. Consumer Confidence rose in December The Wall Street Journal
• Last year U.S. auto makers sold the most vehicles since 2007 Reuters

Around the World

• The unemployment rate in most European countries remains in the double digits The New York Times
• The European Central Bank continues to take bold steps to avoid deflation The Economist
• Debt in China continues to increase The Financial Times