Wealth Preservation & Creation Despite the mid-summer doldrums typical of the season, this was another active week on Wall Street. Major market stock [...]

[AP] Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Meta’s $29 Billion Deal Marks Key [...]

The Nasdaq100 surged 3.7% this week to close at an all-time high. Powered by Apple 13.3% melt-up, the Bloomberg MAG7 Index surged 5.4% to a record high. August [...]

[CNBC] Stocks rise after Dow posts a loss in Thursday’s trading: Live updates [Reuters] Oil set for steepest weekly losses since June as tariffs cloud demand [...]

While the U.S. demand remains down, global demand for physical gold is surging. Russia and China are challenging the Western pricing dominance as they open [...]

[CNBC] Stocks jump after Trump’s chip tariffs have broad exemptions: Live updates [Yahoo/Reuters] Asian stocks climb, dollar droops on Fed easing bets [...]

[CNBC] Stocks rise as investors parse earnings reports: Live updates [CNBC] 10-year Treasury yield ticks higher ahead of bond auctions [Politico] Inside [...]

Inflation (Devaluation) Chosen As Best Political Answer Gold Purchases (Bar & Coin) Up 250% In Germany, 91% In China What Is A “Crack-Up-Boom”? [...]

[Reuters] S&P 500 inches higher after benchmark snaps losing streak. Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies as Trump Threatens India for Taking [...]

Seldom have there been so many and such strong conflicting signals driving events and markets. Morgan covers a serious challenge to American security in the [...]

[CNBC] Stocks jump as Wall Street tries to recover from post-jobs report sell-off: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Treasury Rally Pauses With $125 Billion of [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead AI gains and strong earnings support Wall Street as tariff woes linger [Yahoo/Reuters] Latest Trump tariffs unlikely to budge, top [...]

Adapt to the New Set of Rules Last week, it sure felt like peak summer doldrums for markets and the economy. But what a difference a week makes! This week, [...]

[Axios] Stagflation fears are back [Bloomberg] Fed Governor’s Exit Could Accelerate Trump’s Selection of Next Chair to Succeed Powell [AP] Trump removes [...]

High yield CDS (Credit default swap) prices surged 22.4 this week to 336 bps, the largest weekly move since the (“liberation day”) week of April 4th (62 to [...]