Headlines discussed at LNWM’s Monday morning briefing:

— World stock markets rallied at the end of last week, along with oil prices, but are still down for the year.
— U.S. home resales rebounded strongly in Dec., finishing up 6.5% for 2015, a positive for U.S. economy.
— The European Central Bank signaled more monetary stimulus likely as soon as this March.
— The Int’l Monetary Fund cuts its 2016 global growth forecast to 3.4% (from 3.6%), mainly due to China.
— Brazil’s recession is deepening and expected to last at least through 2018.

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