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[Bloomberg] Stocks Gain, Treasuries Fall After U.S. Jobs Data: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Added 313,000 Jobs in February; Wage Gains Cool to 2.6% [Bloomberg] China Warns of ‘Strong’ Measures to Counter Trump Trade Tariffs [Bloomberg] China Factory Inflation Eases as Consumer Prices Jump on Holiday [Reuters] China to rely less on economic stimulus as it […]

This week we cover how the markets reacted to Gary Cohn’s departure from the White House, the Tariff talks, and what impact that may have on the precious metals & other markets moving forward. There is a great deal of political gamesmanship going on currently, will the consumer be caught in the crossfire though? We’ll […]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Trade Fears Ebb; Euro Swings on ECB: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] ECB Unexpectedly Dials Back Stimulus Pledge as Economy Improves [Reuters] ‘Death by China’ economist ascendant as Trump pushes tariffs, hits China [Reuters] Trump plans to offer Canada, Mexico 30-day tariff exemption: official [Reuters] China February exports jump 44.5 percent, strongest in […]

[Bloomberg] Global Stocks Drop on Trade Gloom; Bonds Advance: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Trade Gap Widens to Post-Recession High [CNBC] Private-sector jobs grow by 235,000 in February, vs 195,000 expected: ADP/Moody’s Analytics [Reuters] U.S. fourth-quarter unit labor costs revised higher [Bloomberg] EU Tells Trump to Brace for Retaliation Over Metal Tariffs [Bloomberg] Treasuries as Trade […]
China’s “Glasnost” Rapidly Comes To An End Russia’s Putin Show His Missile Targeting Florida Stock Market Bull Confused, While Bonds Clearly In Bear Market The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “I don’t know that I want to be in a fully leveraged stock and bond portfolio moving into chaos. What I […]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Climb on Korea Hope, Opposition to Tariffs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Trump faces pushback on tariffs but says he will not back down [Bloomberg] EU Raises Stakes for Trump by Aiming Levies at GOP Heartland [CNBC] Fed’s Kaplan: Rate hikes necessary as US nears full employment [Reuters] Eyeing the easy money exit: Five questions […]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise on Speculation Trade Threat Overstated: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Italian Markets Feel the Heat as Anti-Establishment Parties Surge [Bloomberg] Trump Says No Mexico, Canada Steel Break Without Fair Nafta [Bloomberg] Trump’s Tariffs: All the Latest Developments [Reuters] Trump’s tariffs set to dominate final day of NAFTA talks [CNBC] The Fed is now entering the […]

[Bloomberg] China to Hold Trade Talks With U.S. in Beijing as Tensions Rise [Reuters] China says must control money supply to combat financial risk [Bloomberg] China Plans Greater Economic Policy Coordination [Reuters] Italians queue to vote in election seen ending in political gridlock [Bloomberg] Italians Head to Polls as Populists Challenge Mainstream [Reuters] Social Democrats […]