Despite close calls Saturday night and again on Thursday night, we at least made it through the week avoiding “the start of WW3.” I’m afraid [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Treasury Rally Fades as Rush for Haven Assets Starts to Wane [Reuters] Stocks off two-month low as fear of Middle East [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P Futures Signal Recovery With Earnings in Focus: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Decline as Geopolitical Risk [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Advance as Earnings Return to Center Stage: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Holds Near Record as Traders Look Past Later [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady After Selloff Rattles Globe: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Stocks sag, dollar up as ‘higher for longer’ rate [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies, Treasuries Dip as Iran Stresses Ease: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Metals Whipsawed as Sanctions on New Russian [...]

[Reuters] Gulf markets dip in sign of investor concern after Iran attacks Israel [Reuters] Oil seen opening up after Iran’s attack on Israel, [...]

Under Pressure Last week HAI featured a very notable comment from economist Mohamad El-Erian. This week let’s start there. Following the latest [...]

[Reuters] Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz after threats to close waterway [Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Surging US energy shares reflect [...]

Unique “global government finance Bubble” dynamics some years back compelled an adjustment to one of my favorite maxims. Instead of doubling, [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Jumps to Top $2,400 as Middle East Risks Stoke Demand [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Drop as Traders Parse Big Bank Earnings: [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Bonds Slip on Fading Rate-Cut Hopes: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Steadies After Stumbling on Resilient US Inflation [...]