The CBB will be back to “normal” next Friday. Two-year Treasury yields dropped 14 bps this week, to the low (4.60%) since March 27th. Ten-year yields fell [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Stocks at a Record High Before US Jobs Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Set for Weekly Gain as US Jobs Data May Give Clue on [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Stocks Advance With Elections in Focus: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil prices slip from multi-month highs on demand concerns [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rise With Boost From Rates Outlook: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Trades Near Two-Month High on Signs of US Inventory Drawdown [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Drop Ahead of Jobs Data; Nvidia Slips: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar soars near 38-year yen peak as Trump risk lifts US yields [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks, Euro Rise in Relief After French Election: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Markets Gain as Election Spurs Fragile Reprieve From [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 (up 14.5% y-t-d) and the Dow (up 3.8%) were little changed. The Utilities fell 1.3% (up 8.2%). The Banks rallied 2.5% (up 8.8%), [...]

[Reuters] France votes in election that could hand power to far right [Reuters] BIS sends government debt warning before important elections [Reuters] France [...]

A New Era Writing of the period just before the Great Depression’s guillotine dropped in the late 1920s, Dr. Benjamin Anderson, in his tour de force [...]

[AP] France is facing an election like no other. Here’s how it works and what comes next [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Macron Heads Into Election Showdown as Le Pen [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Focus Turns From Debate to Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Hits Two-Month High as Mideast Tensions Rattle Market [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Slip Ahead of Data as Micron Plunges: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Oil edges higher as Middle East risks offset US demand concerns [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall as Fed Official Cools Rate Hopes: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Yen slumps to lowest since 1986, putting traders on red alert [Reuters] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain After Nvidia-Led Slump: Markets Wrap [Reuters] European stocks fall after Nvidia slump [CNBC] Oil prices fall as rally takes a [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nasdaq Under Pressure as Nvidia Retreats: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Creeps Up After Loss as Prices Take Cues From Wider Markets [...]