[Reuters] Asia shares climb as Trump pushes out tariff deadline [Reuters] Gold gains as dollar sags against yuan on China tariffs delay [Reuters] China shares [...]

[CNBC] China rushes to seal trade deal ahead of Trump’s deadline [Reuters] Trump says trade talks with China were ‘very productive’ [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] Wall St. Week Ahead: May be time for growth to run out of gas [AP] US and China extend trade talks; Xi-Trump meeting may follow [Reuters] Fed’s [...]

December’s market instability and resulting Fed capitulation to the marketplace continue to reverberate. At this point, markets basically assume the Fed is [...]

[Reuters] Global shares up, Aussie dollar rebounds, Brent hits 2019 high [Reuters] Gold heads for second weekly gain on growth concerns [Reuters] U.S., China [...]

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[Reuters] Global shares retain gains, Aussie whacked by rates and coal woes [Reuters] U.S. core capital goods orders unexpectedly fall in December [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] U.S.-China trade hopes extend equity surge; central banks supportive [Reuters] Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions [Reuters] Amid [...]

Retail Sales Plummet Most In 9 Year, Officials Claim “There Must Be A Glitch In The Numbers” China Offers Credit To All: $685 BLN In One Month “You Will [...]

[Reuters] Tariff nerves wilt stocks, Swedish crown savaged by inflation slowdown [Reuters] Gold steady near 10-month high; palladium hits record level [AP] [...]

[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] [...]