United Kingdom

• Oil eases off highs after output freeze agreement (Reuters)
• Saudis and Russia agree to oil output freeze, Iran still an obstacle (Reuters)
• China Loses Control of the Economic Story Line (WSJ)
• Obama starts work to pick Supreme Court justice amid political 'bluster' (Reuters)
• The Never-Ending Story: Europe’s Banks Face a Frightening Future (BBG)
• Apollo Global to buy security services company ADT for $7 billion (Reuters)
• Anglo Hastens Retreat From Coal, Iron Ore as Losses Double (BBG)
• Markets Putting Faith in QE4 (WSJ)

The UN has publicly condemned the UK for allowing police to use 50,000 volt tasers on children and toddlers, and has called on the government to “stop tasering children”. The British government will face a six-hour round of questioning in Switzerland over its non-compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a result of their illegal practises.

Since the start of the global war on terror following the 9/11 attacks of 2001 in New York, there has been an increased demand for mercenaries and the private military/security industry has boomed. The U.K. leads the lucrative global private military industry with Britain being the ‘mercenary kingpin’, according to a report by the charity group ‘War on Want’ for the Guardian newspaper.

• Yellen's dilemma: A downturn with no easy response (Reuters)
• Clinton, Sanders clash over Obama as they vie for minority votes (Reuters)
• Risk Grows of Markets Sparking Recession (WSJ)
• Global Stock Rout Eases Amid Oil Advance as German Bonds Decline (BBG)
• U.S. Benchmark Yield Will Be at Record Low in March at This Rate (BBG)
• Oil Prices Rally on Hopes of Production Cuts (WSJ)
• More Cuts Loom as Oil Nears $25 (WSJ)
• Euro-Area Maintains Momentum as Turmoil Threatens Outlook (BBG)

• Gold Roars to One-Year High as Turmoil Drives Safe Haven Demand (BBG)
• Banking Stocks Pummeled in Europe (WSJ)
• Dollar, stocks plunge sparks scramble for safety (Reuters)
• Nymex Crude Slips Below $27 a Barrel (WSJ)
• No Respite for S&P 500 as U.S. Stock Futures Join Global Selloff (BBG)
• Walgreens Threatens to End Theranos Agreement (WSJ)
• Next Task for Clinton, Sanders: Securing the Minority Vote (WSJ)
• Yen Advances to 15-Month High as Korean Tensions Stoke Haven Bid (BBG)