In MACRO, MARKETS, OIL & BITCOIN NEWS, Italy's new PM lays out his ambitions, Chinese traders push markets to new highs, the Saudis raise oil output while frackers stay on the sidelines and Bitcoin requests increase. In CONSUMER/CONSUMER GOODS NEWS, US consumers spend, UK inflation rises, UK house prices have a strong December, BAT has a muted outlook and Adidas confirms decision to sell Reebok. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, Ford commits to electric and Jaguar cuts more jobs. In TECH NEWS, Google decides to pay for content while Facebook doesn't, Epic ups the ante with Apple and Robinhood fields a LOT of criticism. AND FINALLY, I bring you a puzzling photo...