Europe
La morosidad bancaria llega al 13% y marca un nuevo récord histórico | Economía | EL PAÍS
Bad debt has now reached a new high of 13% of credit outstanding in Spain
OECD urges Spain to do more labor market reforms | Reuters
UK unemployment rate slips to four-and-a-half year low of 7.4% | Business | theguardian.com
More than £1bn wiped off the value of leading retailers over Christmas fears – Telegraph
Bailout moves Ukraine closer to Moscow – FT.com
ekathimerini.com | House prices have fallen 37.6 percent
German Parliament Votes Chancellor Merkel into Third Term – SPIEGEL ONLINE
“No chancellor has ever received as many votes by parliament”
Swedish, Hungarian Central Banks Cut Interest Rates – WSJ.com
Riksbank Reduces Rates as Disinflation Hurts Credibility – Bloomberg
Markets
Equity bulls trust in the Fed, not the economy – FT.com
Economics/Economy
So hoch ist die Steuerbelastung in den OECD-Ländern – News Wirtschaft: Konjunktur – tagesanzeiger.ch
This article in German shows us the tax levels globally
North America
Stanley Fischer actually agrees with the Fed about forward guidance | FT Alphaville
Can Yellen’s Fed sidestep lurking monsters? – FT.com
JP Morgan bans multi-dealer online chat rooms: source | Reuters
J.P. Morgan Sued for Alleged Misconduct in Credit-Card Collections – WSJ.com
The Minimum Wage and McDonald’s Welfare – Bloomberg
Asia
China bans new Bitcoin deposits – FT.com
How Real is China’s Growth? GDP Alternative Sheds Light – China Real Time Report – WSJ
Bitcoins tumble in value on China clampdown – Telegraph
Yen Drops After Record Trade Gap; Dollar Steady on Fed Outlook – Bloomberg
Why Abenomics will disappoint – FT.com
EM
BBC News – Brazil World Cup 2014: Builders strike at Amazon stadium
Technology
Cloudflare pledges to double SSL usage on the web in 2014 | The Verge
AT&T signs unprecedented LTE roaming agreement with EE in the UK
Apple: Beyonce breaks iTunes Store record w/ 828,773 albums sold in 3 days | 9to5Mac