[CNN] Gas prices are up 31% from last Memorial Day. Here’s why [BloombergQ] Italy’s Standoff on Finance Chief Stalls Talks on New [...]

Interestingly, financial crises over the ages have often unfolded during autumn. Early economic thinkers pondered and debated the sources of [...]

[Reuters] Wall Street lower as oil prices slump [MarketWatch] Treasurys extend weeklong rally on Italy fears [CNBC] White House official: Trump could [...]

This week we discuss the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, the US Dollar Index, the DOW, & more. Gold held its $1280s level [...]

[CNBC] Dow falls 100 points after President Trump says North Korean summit is off [BloombergQ] Stocks Struggle as Trade Fears Linger; Euro Gains: [...]

[BloombergQ] Stocks Fall, Bonds Gain as Risks Mount; Euro Drops: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Turkey’s lira tumbles 5 pct, plumbs new record lows [...]

Gold price is irrelevant – It’s independence from a collapsing system that matters Warren Buffet: If interest rates rise asset prices fall [...]

[Reuters] Stocks rise as U.S.-China trade talks advance [BloombergQ] Oil Rises as Venezuela Sanctions Stoke Crude Supply Risk Concern [BloombergQ] [...]

[Reuters] Stocks rally after Mnuchin says Sino-U.S. trade war ‘on hold’ [BloombergQ] Italian Assets Slump Again as Ripples Spread Across [...]

[AFP] US, China agree to abandon trade war: Beijing [BloombergQ] Italy’s Populists Seek a Premier Amid French Warning on Euro [BloombergQ] [...]

[Reuters] China’s second quarter GDP growth seen easing to around 6.7 percent – official think tank [Reuters] China air force lands [...]

Where to begin? Contagion… The Argentine peso dropped another 5.0% this week, bringing y-t-d losses to 23.7%. The Turkish lira fell 3.9%, boosting [...]

[BloombergQ] U.S. Stocks Mixed on Trade Angst, Treasuries Rise: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar and oil pause ascent, bonds and gold lick wounds [...]

This week we discuss the price drop of gold below $1300, the price movement of the US Dollar index, along side retail sales numbers. Are we poised [...]

[Reuters] Wall Street lower as bond yields rise, Cisco weighs [BloombergQ] Treasury Yields Hit 3.1%; Customs Talk Roils Pound: Markets Wrap [Reuters] [...]