For the Week: The S&P500 (up 14.5% y-t-d) and the Dow (up 3.8%) were little changed. The Utilities fell 1.3% (up 8.2%). The Banks rallied 2.5% (up 8.8%), [...]

[Reuters] France votes in election that could hand power to far right [Reuters] BIS sends government debt warning before important elections [Reuters] France [...]

[AP] France is facing an election like no other. Here’s how it works and what comes next [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Heads Into Election Showdown as Le Pen [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Focus Turns From Debate to Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Hits Two-Month High as Mideast Tensions Rattle Market [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip Ahead of Data as Micron Plunges: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil edges higher as Middle East risks offset US demand concerns [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall as Fed Official Cools Rate Hopes: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Yen slumps to lowest since 1986, putting traders on red alert [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain After Nvidia-Led Slump: Markets Wrap [Reuters] European stocks fall after Nvidia slump [CNBC] Oil prices fall as rally takes a [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Under Pressure as Nvidia Retreats: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Creeps Up After Loss as Prices Take Cues From Wider Markets [...]

[Yahoo Finance] Fed’s favorite inflation reading highlights last week of Q2: What to know this week [Yahoo/Bloomberg] NYC Temperature to Approach Record [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Courts Coalition of Rivals to Block ‘Extremes’ From Power [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Charting the Global Economy: BOE Leaves Rate-Cut Hopes [...]

Let’s get started with domestic. Ten-year Treasury yields traded this week at the lowest level since March. Markets have taken this as confirmation of [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Risk-Off Mood Puts Bonds in Favor After Weak PMIs: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yen Hangs Firmly in Crosshairs of Intervention Despite [...]