Frontrunning: January 17

Obama's Gun Curbs Face a Slog in Congress (BBG) Euro Area Seen Stalling as Draghi’s Pessimism Shared (BBG) China Begins to Lose Edge as World's Factory Floor (WSJ) EU Car Sales Slump (WSJ) Fed Concerned About Overheated Markets Amid Record Bond-Buying (BBG) Australia Posts Worst Back-to-Back Job Growth Since ’97 (BBG) Abe Currency Policy Stokes Gaffe Risk as Amari Roils Yen (BBG) Japan Opposition Party Won’t Back BOJ Officials for Governor (BBG) Fed Reports Point to Subdued Economic Growth (WSJ) China Set to Exit Slowdown by Boosting Infrastructure (BBG) Greece not out of woods, must stick to reforms: finance minister (Reuters) Russian Rate Debate Flares Up as Cabinet Seeks Growth (BBG)   Overnight Media Digest WSJ * The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to flights of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, an unprecedented rebuke to the plane maker after two m...