Chair Yellen is widely lauded for her accomplishments at the Federal Reserve. For the most part, her four-year term at the helm boils down to four (likely soon [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S Stocks Mixed After Rally, Treasuries Advance: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] European Stocks Hit Two-Week Low as Tech Shares Extend Selloff [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Gain on FANG Rebound as Crude Climbs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Senate tax drama enters complicated end-game [Bloomberg] U.S. Consumer [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Gain With Tax, Data in Focus; Pound Rises: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Third-Quarter Growth Revised Up to 3.3%, Three-Year High [Reuters] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Rise as Energy Shares Jump; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap [Reuters] U.S. goods trade deficit widens in October, inventories fall [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Struggle as Metal Prices Drop; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Shares Resume Decline as Year’s Top Performers Take a Hit [...]

[Reuters] Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high [Bloomberg] Bond Traders Start to See Crack in Fed’s Resolve About Inflation [...]

[[CNBC] Big week for markets with Fed’s Powell confirmation hearing and Yellen testimony [Reuters] China online finance regulator tells unqualified [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 gained 0.9% (up 16.2% y-t-d), and the Dow rose 0.9% (up 19.2%). The Utilities added 0.2% (up 14.4%). The Banks slipped 0.3% (up [...]

Bloomberg] Stocks Climb as Retailers Gain on Black Friday: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Rises as Russia and OPEC Said to Reach Outline Deal on Cuts [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] European Stocks Erase Losses; Dollar Extends Drop: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Tumble Most in 17 Months as Bond Selloff Spreads [...]

[Bloomberg] Dollar, Bonds Slip as Stocks Rise; Pound Swings: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Climbs to Two-Year High as Stockpiles Fall Before OPEC Meets [...]

[Bloomberg] Global Stocks Gain as Bonds Rise; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] People Are Suddenly Worried About the Yield Curve Flattening [Politico] [...]

[Bloomberg] Dollar Rises as Treasuries Drop; Stocks Rebound: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Merkel’s Attempt to Form a New German Government Collapses [Bloomberg] [...]

[Reuters] ‘No fireworks’ at NAFTA talks, but few signs of progress [Bloomberg] Merkel Faces Endgame for Next German Government in Party Talks [...]