Frontrunning: January 9

A Bold Dissenter at the Fed, Hoping His Doubts Are Wrong (NYT) China and Japan step up drone race as tension builds over disputed islands (Guardian) How Mario Draghi is reshaping Europe's central bank (Reuters) Merkel Economy Shows Neglect as Sick Man Concern Returns (BBG) US oil imports to fall to 25-year low (FT) China Loan Share at Record Low Shows Financing Risks (BBG) Dimon Says Some JPMorgan Execs ‘Acted Like Children’ on Loss (BBG) - children that reveleased who 'excess reserves' are truly used Fed injects new sell-off risk into Treasuries (FT) - really? So the Fed will stop monetizing the US deficit some time soon? Obama aide presses Republicans to accept more tax revenues (Reuters) Ex-SAC analyst named 20 alleged insider traders (FT) BOJ easing bets help dollar regain ground vs yen (Reuters) Goldman Sachs Said to Be Part of Fed-Led Foreclosure Settlement (BBG) Venezuela pos...