[Reuters] World stocks lifted to 2-1/2 month highs by trade optimism [Reuters] U.S. agency submits auto tariff probe report to White House [AP] China accuses [...]

[Bloomberg] Central Bankers Take to Stage as Dovish Outlooks Spread [AP] In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor [Bloomberg] Hong [...]

[Reuters] U.S.-China trade talks to resume next week, Trump hints at extension [AP] Trump’s new trade decision: Impose tariffs on imported cars? [Reuters] [...]

The world is now fully embroiled in a most precarious period. I wonder if the Fed is comfortable seeing the markets dash skyward – the small caps up 16.4% [...]

[Reuters] Wall St higher as U.S.-China trade talks advance [Reuters] China says reached consensus on some key issues during U.S. trade talks [Reuters] [...]

This week we look at the consequences of Hyperinflation within Venezueala, alongside the risks of growing global & domestic debt. How does gold perform in [...]

[Reuters] Shares and oil at three-month highs but no love for euro [Reuters] Yields fall after weak retail sales data [AP] Retail sales drop the most since [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks greet sign of trade truce extension with glee [Reuters] Oil rises 1 percent on deepening OPEC supply cuts, sanctions on Venezuela [...]

Three Manias In A Generation (2000, 2008, 2019) All End Badly Current Price Earnings Ratio (30.02) Is Higher Than 1929 Gold Priced In Yen Near All Time High [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks ride high as ‘risk-on’ reigns supreme [Reuters] Oil prices rise on OPEC output cuts, as U.S. sanctions bite [Reuters] U.S. [...]

[Reuters] Stocks inch higher as investors look ahead to trade talks, Brexit [Bloomberg] Swiss Franc Slumps in Mini ‘Flash Crash’ as Japan Curse Strikes [...]

[Bloomberg] Congressional Talks on Border Security Have Broken Down [Reuters] Talks to avert shutdown ‘stall’ over immigrant detention policies [...]

[Bloomberg] China Says Vice Premier Liu He to Join U.S Trade Talks Next Week [Reuters] U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown [Reuters] China condemns [...]

February 8 – Bloomberg (Brian Chappatta): “Bond traders are dusting off their tried and true post-crisis playbook after the Federal Reserve’s pivot last [...]

[Reuters] Darkening ‘global economic skies’ pull stocks lower [Reuters] As growth fears mount, German Bund yield lurches towards zero percent [...]