"The market trend is rather positive with this new lull on the trade war front"
Watch surprising criticism of Israel by Trump's son-in-law and special envoy...
At the heart of these measures lies a bold financial target: slashing operational expenses by roughly $2 billion in the years following the merger...
Trump: Hamas had been "rambunctious & they've been doing some shooting."
...earnings, buybacks, and bullish momentum support the rally.
Here are some of the top Goldman charts from the past week.
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"There is something very wrong with the financial system, and that is the financial system is being used to institute a control grid..."
- In China, PBoC maintained LPRs as expected, whilst Chinese GDP, Industrial Production and Retail Sales either matched or topped forecasts, and the CPC Central Committee is also holding a four-day closed-door meeting through to Thursday.
- European bourses opened higher but are off best levels amidst ongoing AWS outages, recently Amazon said it is seeing signs of recovery; US equity futures are also higher.
- DXY is flat/subdued in quiet trade, JPY digests Japanese politics and BoJ speak overnight.
- Glob
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...dealers will get shorter on selloffs and longer on rallies near-term
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Can't make this up, white liberal boomer "Grantifa" attended.
"Do I buy Treasuries when government owes $38tn, corporate bonds with spreads at 20-year lows, stocks trading on a 40x CAPE, or gold that’s just gone vertical? Tricky..."
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In the German Bundestag, Friedrich Merz appealed to the EU to integrate the fragmented European capital market more deeply and reduce bureaucratic hurdles. His vision for the next step: a kind of Wall Street for Europe.
A century ago, Indonesia was among the world’s great petroleum producers. But that's all changed now...
The last ten years of German politics have been one unending nightmarish festival of failure and stupidity...
At the same time, Europe has the highest recycling rate at 43 per cent...
Chancellor Merz is proving to be a master of shadow-boxing and diversionary tactics
Trump softens China stance, S&P downgrades France and European futures rebound after Friday's loss - Newsquawk European Opening News
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- APAC stocks were higher amid tailwinds from recent trade-related rhetoric, including US President Trump's comments on Friday that 100% tariffs are not sustainable and that he will be meeting with Chinese President Xi.
- Nikkei 225 surged to a fresh all-time high above the 49,000 level amid a reignition of the Takaichi trade with the LDP leader on track to become Japan's first female PM following an agreement to form a coalition with Japan's Innovation Party.
- In China, PBoC maintained LPRs as expected, whilst Chinese GDP, Indus
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China, by Thursday, could have a new leader. Or a new round of purges...