[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Extends Drop; Microsoft Gains on AI Hires: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar drops to two-month low, yen hits 6-1/2 week high [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] Hamas battles Israeli forces in north Gaza amid hopes of hostage deal [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Latest: Iranian-Backed Houthi Rebels Said to Hijack [...]

Confidence Bubbles and Pipe Dreams This week, the stock market boomed. The number one instigator for the bullish surge in equity prices was a [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead: After breathtaking surge, US stocks’ path may rest on economic soft landing [Politico] How a flood of congressional [...]

Good to see U.S./China tensions ease. It’s clearly in both countries’ interest. Especially with war raging in Gaza, President Biden could sure use a [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Bonds Rise as Rate-Cut Conviction Builds: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Collapses Into Bear Market as Robust Supply Pressures [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Rally Pauses as Weak Earnings Sour Sentiment: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Fall as Traders Unimpressed by Xi-Biden [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Extend Rally as Target Soars on Profit Beat: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Dips With Differing Views From IEA, OPEC Clouding [...]

[CNBC] Stocks surge as October inflation is less than forecast: Live updates [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies as IEA Sees Market Better Supplied Than Anticipated [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Lower Before Key Inflation Data: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar rallies to fresh one-year high against a beaten-down yen [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Shutdown Risk Eased in Stopgap Plan Offered by Johnson [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stubborn Core Inflation Helps Explain Some Fed Restlessness [...]

All the King’s Men This week was nothing short of a bloodbath for the hard asset trade, and, to some degree, a continuation of the sheer bliss that began [...]

[Reuters] Moody’s turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Credit-Rating Outlook Changed to Negative by Moody’s [...]

I prefer not to refer to old CBBs. I’m making an exception this week, extracting from the February 6, 2009, edition. In “Government Finance Bubble,” I [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Traders Look Past Hawkish Talk: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set for Third Weekly Drop as Demand Fears Outweigh War Risk [...]