[Bloomberg] Global Stocks Climb Amid Earnings as Yen Weakens: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Budget deal may map U.S. Congress road ahead, via Trump bypass [Bloomberg] [...]

[Bloomberg] Yen Weakens, Stocks Climb on U.S. Congress Deal: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Consumer Spending in U.S. Stalls in March [Bloomberg] Congress Inks [...]

[Reuters] China April manufacturing growth slows faster than expected [Bloomberg] EU Throws Down Brexit Gauntlet to U.K. as Talks Edge Closer [Bloomberg] [...]

[The Hill] Five unanswered questions about Trump’s tax plan [Bloomberg] Le Pen Has Potential Prime Minister, No Rush on Euro Exit [Bloomberg] EU Leaders [...]

With Emanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen moving on to next Sunday’s (May 7) runoff French presidential election, first-round results proved right in line with [...]

[Bloomberg] Stocks Trim Monthly Gain Before GDP; Oil Climbs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil rebounds from one-month low on hopes for output cut extension [...]

  [Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on ECB; Crude Slips: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Reprieve for Peso and Loonie After Trump’s About-Face on [...]

  [Bloomberg] Dollar Rises as Stocks Fluctuate Before Tax Reveal: Markets Wrap [CNBC] Treasury’s Mnuchin: Trump wants 15 percent corporate rate in [...]

[Bloomberg] Earnings Lift U.S. Stocks, Trade Jolts Currencies: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Trump’s 15% Corporate Tax Push Sets Stage for Clash With Ryan [...]

[Bloomberg] Risk Back On as French Vote Ripples Across Markets: Markets Wrap [Reuters] French election relief sends Europe soaring [Bloomberg] China Stocks [...]

[France 24] France votes in hotly contested presidential race amid tight security [Reuters] French presidential poll a bellwether for Europe [BBC] French Vote [...]

[Bloomberg] French Overseas Territories Begin Presidential Voting [Reuters] Wall Street gears up for busiest earnings week in years [Reuters] Trump orders [...]

April 21 – Reuters (Vikram Subhedar): “The $1 trillion of financial assets that central banks in Europe and Japan have bought so far this year is the best [...]

[Bloomberg] Bonds Rise as Stocks Languish Before French Vote: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] China Stocks Head for 2017’s Worst Week Amid Crackdown Concerns [...]

[Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise as Treasuries, Dollar Retreat: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise While Benefit Rolls at 17-Year Low [Reuters] [...]