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There is an imminent hard stop to jobs growth in the US and therefore a concomitant problem to growth in consumption and economic activity...

Delivered on the eve of missiles flying over Syria...

"...just as it sets the fed funds rate to control inflation, the Fed should set a stock market index to control unemployment. "

"If you’re a man, a single uncorroborated account that dates back to 1982 is all your political critics need to accuse you of attempted rape" 

Investors are bearish growth (global optimism at 6-year low), bullish US decoupling (US equity long at 4-year high, US EPS outlook at 17-year high), and begin to price in a hawkish Fed (cash at 18-month high of 5.1%, gold valuation at 17-year low,

"Audi is going electric and this is our first major step..."

Having failed to sustain above 3.00% yesterday, the lack of immediate and aggressive response from China has hyped risk appetite this morning and sent Treasury yields notably higher - breaking to the highest since May 23rd.

"I say knock off the first one [Trump] and then go after the second one [Pence]..."

"Central banks have never existed for the greater good... The general belief among average citizens is that the purpose of central banks is to help the economy... It’s a fairy tale that politicians like to encourage."

Is JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon trying to launch a shadow campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination? It's beginning to look that way.

As expected, Beijing did not waste much time responding to Trump's latest tariffs, and moments ago China issued a statement disclosing what its planned retaliation would look like.

"There will be great and fast economic retaliation against China if our farmers, ranchers and/or industrial workers are targeted!"

"This thing will last long. If you want a short-term solution, there is no solution."

"As a consequence, the Il-20, which has radar cross-section much larger than the F-16, was shot down by an S-200 system missile..."

Around the globe, sell signals abound...

Angela Merkel has decided to fire Germany’s domestic intelligence chief for questioning her condemnation of far-right protests, pushing her cabinet into another clash over migration toward a showdown, and to another potential government crisis.

The law requires that the US Postal Service to keep electronic records of incoming foreign shipments like their contents and the identity of the sender and expands funding for treatment of addiction.

"We’re looking at quite treacherous waters here which could considerably destabilize global economic confidence and threaten a future recession,"

It appears that the biggest round of tariffs yet in the US-China trade war is bullish for global stocks.

Without redactions...