News in Systemic Risk: Wednesday, January 02, 2018 (10 a.m. ET)

Agencies invite comment on a proposal to exclude community banks from the Volcker rule (Fed)

Cameroon : Third Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of a Performance Criterion and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release (IMF)

Central African Republic : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Financing Assurances Review (IMF)

Sydney Housing Slump Deepens as Prices Drop Most Since 1980s (Bloomberg)

India Central Bank Surprises by Reversing Debt Revamp Stance (Bloomberg)

Oil Keeps Oman on Debt Binge With $6.2 Billion Plan for 2019 (Bloomberg)

Italy Manufacturing Shrinks as Nation Nears Recession (Bloomberg)

Swedish PMI Drops to Lowest Since 2016  (Bloomberg)

Sudan Seeks Foreign Help to Salve Economy as Protests Rage (Bloomberg)

China's Online Lending Crackdown May See 70% of Businesses Close (Bloomberg)