[Reuters] Macron is opinion polls favorite as France elects new president Sunday [Bloomberg] China Reserves Rise a Third Month Amid Tighter Capital [...]

[Reuters] Kuroda says BOJ facing ‘challenging’ situation amid low inflation [NYT] Regulator in China Takes Aim at Anbang Insurance Group [...]

We’re at an important juncture for the global Bubble. There are growing divergences and anomalies. Market signals are increasingly conflicting and [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fluctuate With Treasuries on Jobs Data: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil spill leaves commodities spinning, safe-havens shine [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Oil, Treasuries Retreat: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Macron, earnings hopes send European shares to 20-month high [...]

Bloomberg] Stocks Sag on Apple Miss; Dollar Climbs Before Fed: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] ADP Says Companies in U.S. Boosted Payrolls by 177,000 in [...]

[Bloomberg] Global Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Yen Weakens: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Budget deal may map U.S. Congress road ahead, via Trump bypass [...]

[Bloomberg] Yen Weakens, Stocks Climb on U.S. Congress Deal: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Consumer Spending in U.S. Stalls in March [Bloomberg] Congress [...]

[Reuters] China April manufacturing growth slows faster than expected [Bloomberg] EU Throws Down Brexit Gauntlet to U.K. as Talks Edge Closer [...]

[The Hill] Five unanswered questions about Trump’s tax plan [Bloomberg] Le Pen Has Potential Prime Minister, No Rush on Euro Exit [Bloomberg] [...]

With Emanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen moving on to next Sunday’s (May 7) runoff French presidential election, first-round results proved right in [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Trim Monthly Gain Before GDP; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil rebounds from one-month low on hopes for output cut extension [...]