[Bloomberg] Risk Back On as French Vote Ripples Across Markets: Markets Wrap [Reuters] French election relief sends Europe soaring [Bloomberg] China [...]

[France 24] France votes in hotly contested presidential race amid tight security [Reuters] French presidential poll a bellwether for Europe [BBC] [...]

[Bloomberg] French Overseas Territories Begin Presidential Voting [Reuters] Wall Street gears up for busiest earnings week in years [Reuters] Trump [...]

April 21 – Reuters (Vikram Subhedar): “The $1 trillion of financial assets that central banks in Europe and Japan have bought so far this year is [...]

The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “On today’s show we will talk about Dave’s visit to the demilitarized [...]

[Bloomberg] Bonds Rise as Stocks Languish Before French Vote: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Stocks Head for 2017’s Worst Week Amid Crackdown [...]

Why did the Fed Rate Hike Odds drop suddenly this last week downgrading chances to only one more rate hike in 2017 instead of the previously assumed [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise as Treasuries, Dollar Retreat: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise While Benefit Rolls at 17-Year Low [...]

                About this week’s show: Memories of an un-ended War: David and Don McAlvany’s visit to [...]

  [Bloomberg] Stocks Advance With Dollar as Haven Demand Eases: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Macron clings on to lead in tense French election race [...]

[Bloomberg] Pound Rises as Election Called; Europe Stocks Drop: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Are Unnerving Investors Again as Losses [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise, Dollar Falls as Weekend Risks Fade : Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Global Financial-Market Stress Jumps to This Year’s [...]

[Reuters] North Korean test missile ‘fizzles’ hours before Pence arrives in South [Bloomberg] Trump Says China ‘Working With Us’ on [...]

[Reuters] Asian economies escape ‘manipulator’ tag, but expect more pressure on trade [NYT] Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping [...]

Global “Risk Off” has been Making Some Headway. This week saw ten-year Treasury yields drop 15 bps to 2.23%, the low since the week following the [...]