The renminbi traded at 6.8935 in early-Friday trading, with intensified selling pushing the Chinese currency to its lowest level (vs. the $) since May 26, [...]

[Reuters] Trade worries keep lid on stocks, Italian bonds sell off on government tensions [Reuters] U.S. job growth slows in July, unemployment rate dips [...]

The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged for August, but going against Trump, plan for another hike in September with possibly one more hike later [...]

[BloombergQ] Stocks Slump as Trade Fears Return; Dollar Climbs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Trade tensions roil emerging stocks, U.S. sanctions hit Turkey [Reuters] [...]

[BloombergQ] Treasuries Drop Before Fed; Trade Weighs on Stocks: Markets Wrap [CNBC] US 10-year Treasury yield hits 3% for first time since June after strong [...]

What are the impacts of 10 years of Quantitative Easing? Artificial market calm brought to you by 10 years & trillions of free (for now) money Central [...]

[BloombergQ] U.S. Stocks Climb Before Apple; Bonds Rise: Markets Wrap [Reuters] U.S. consumer spending increases solidly in June [Reuters] BOJ seeks to make [...]

[BloombergQ] Stocks Pare Drop Amid Earnings Deluge; Bonds Slide: Markets Wrap [BloombergQ] Global Bond Yields Climb as Anxious Investors Await BOJ Review [...]

[Reuters] Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over immigration [Reuters] Global auto powers plotting response to Trump auto tariff threats [Reuters] Euro [...]

[BloombergQ] U.S. GDP Report Clears Path for Two More Fed Rate Hikes [CNBC] Trump suggests economy could grow at 8 or 9 percent if he cuts the trade deficit [...]

I have a rather simple Bubble definition: “A self-reinforcing but inevitably unsustainable inflation.” Most Bubble discussions center on the [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks set for fourth week of gains as trade angst eases [Reuters] Consumers, soybeans lift U.S. economic growth to 4.1 percent [BloombergQ] [...]

Metals, the dollar, & tariffs… oh my. Gold & Silver update as we talk about the movement of the US Dollar Index over this summer. As we approach [...]

[BloombergQ] U.S. Stocks Slip on Facebook; Euro Weakens: Markets Wrap [CNBC] Tech stocks set to crater on Thursday with Facebook on track for biggest drop ever [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks rally stalls ahead of U.S.-EU trade meeting [Reuters] Trump says China targeting U.S. farmers, is being ‘vicious’ [Reuters] [...]