"...consumer-facing companies are nevertheless reporting that further price falls should help stimulate sales in the months ahead, providing a ray of hope for both the growth and inflation outlooks.”

The week after payrolls is usually a quieter affair but there's plenty of global events even if the US calendar is light.

...a lot of the market’s willingness to take out 60 basis points of rate hikes rests on the oil price remaining benign...

At least 14 killed in Kiev, and with major oil terminal in St. Petersburg hit...

The ‘oil market’ is splitting into ‘oil markets’ with terms over pricing and access being determined by which geopolitical camp you happen to sit in, and a series of quid pro quos informing the deal that each party gets.

... must "make money with fewer cars."

For years Saylor pledged to never sell...

“Central bank communication could also move markets, although in the absence of significant new developments we would not expect a major shift in tone.”

Seoul National University professor Hwang Chul-sung called Chinese semiconductors "the biggest future threat to Korea."

With earnings upgrades fading, the market will lose this significant tailwind in the second half...

...marking the first time a sitting president’s signature has appeared on U.S. banknotes.

...there are parts of the Credit Markets, currently at generational tights, that we think offer an asymmetric + convex overlay-hedge for macro or multi-asset portfolios for 'Risk-Off'...

"Time to start asking, what’s "next" from here?" - Goldman trading desk

"This is an urgent wake-up call for every American. Our highways are no longer safe. Reckless..." 

"Fundamentals are rapidly reasserting themselves... we continue to recommend selling any summer rallies and forecast Brent reaching $60 to $65 a barrel by the turn of the year" 

...nobody notices the beginning...

Local restaurants, bars, and retailers...

“This isn't 'inclusion'... It’s sexualizing childhood and grooming the next generation with adult themes...”