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[BloombergQ] Stocks Slip as Trade Talks Falter; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap [CNBC] Euro rises sharply as ECB’s Draghi views tighter labor market [BloombergQ] Oil Rises Near 2-Month High as OPEC Stops Short of Pledging More [Reuters] Fed hikes give cash appeal; stocks no longer only game in town [Reuters] New U.S., China tariffs set to […]

[Reuters] Asian firms shuffle production around the region as China tariffs hit [Reuters] Nowotny urges ECB to speed pace of policy normalization [CNBC] OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump’s call for immediate boost to oil output [AP] Iran’s president blames US after attack on military parade [WSJ] More Voters Want Democrats to Control Congress, New Poll Shows […]

[CNBC] China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ [CNBC] Record high stocks face Fed rate hike, trade tensions in week ahead [CNBC] Investors keep pouring money into bonds — and paying a big price for it [Reuters] White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks [BloombergQ] Italy […]
Non-Financial Debt (NFD) expanded at a seasonally-adjusted and annualized rate (SAAR) of $2.283 TN during the second quarter. While this was down from Q1’s booming SAAR $3.681 TN, it nonetheless puts first-half Credit growth at an almost $3.0 TN pace. Annual NFD growth has exceeded $2.0 TN only one year in the past decade (2016’s […]

[Reuters] Receding trade fears help stocks hit six-month high [CNBC] Sterling slides to session low as PM May says UK and EU ‘at an impasse’ [Reuters] Expect volume spike on sector reshuffle, quadruple witching [Reuters] Fed’s Powell between a rock and hard place: Ignore the yield curve or tight job market? [Reuters] Japan uneasy over […]

Will the Fed hike rates in September at their FOMC meeting next week? It is looking extremely likely at this point. We discuss the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, the US dollar index, the DOW industrials, transports, and more. How will the November primaries play into the markets later this year? Thanks for […]

[BloombergQ] Stocks Push Higher as Yields Climb, Dollar Falls: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar near 7-week low as markets look past trade woes, pound eyes EU summit [Reuters] U.S. weekly jobless claims fall as labor market strength continues [Reuters] China urges U.S. to show sincerity, correct behavior in trade actions [BloombergQ] The Fight to Protect the […]

[Reuters] Rise in Treasury yields weighs on Wall St. [Reuters] World stocks bat aside trade war fears, rally for second day [Reuters] Dollar near seven-week lows as investors look for fresh drivers [Reuters] U.S. housing starts rise on jump in multi-family construction [CNBC] The Federal Reserve has some big decisions to make starting next week […]