For the Week: The S&P500 gained 1.2% (up 8.7% y-t-d), and the Dow added 0.9% (up 5.8%). The Utilities increased 0.4% (up 1.9%). The Banks dropped 2.1% (up [...]

[Reuters] Trump ‘likely’ to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday: source [BloombergQ] Japan’s Abe Says He Told Trump It’s Dangerous to [...]

[Reuters] G20 trade ministers say WTO reform ‘urgent’ as new Trump tariffs loom [BloombergQ] 10 Things People Still Get Wrong About the Financial [...]

[Reuters] Trade hopes, tech, and Turkey bolster world stocks [Reuters] Russia Surprises With First Rate Hike Since 2014, Boosting Ruble [Reuters] Millions of [...]

[Reuters] Asian shares rebound on hopes of fresh U.S.-China trade talks [Reuters] U.S. firms in China feeling ‘clear and far reaching’ trade war [...]

[BloombergQ] Stocks Mixed as Euro, Pound Fall; Bonds Advance: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Asia stocks slip to 14-month lows on simmering trade worries [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] World stocks hit by trade strain, Brexit talk supports sterling [BloombergQ] China’s Stocks Near 2016 Low Have Asia Markets on Knife Edge [...]

[Reuters] Europe leads fightback after Asian shares floored again [BloombergQ] Chinese Shares Slide Near 2016 Low as Trump’s Trade Threat Grows [Reuters] [...]

[BloombergQ] China’s Trade Outlook Darkens as Trump Threatens Total Tariffs [BloombergQ] Trump Trade Plans Tempered by Cohn and Mnuchin, Woodward Writes [...]

[Reuters] China’s record trade surplus with U.S. adds fuel to trade war fire [BloombergQ] Turkey Calls for Global Resistance to U.S. Economic Attacks [...]

We’re rapidly Approaching the 10-year Anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis. Exactly one decade ago to the day (September 7, 2008), Fannie Mae and [...]

[Reuters] Asia shares worn down by trade tension, yen a safe harbor [BloombergQ] Trump Says He Wants Shutdown Over Wall, But Not Before Election [Reuters] Fed [...]