Dollar's Best Week In 4 Months, Bonds Bid As LEIs Trigger 'Recession' Signal; Uncertainty Drops

US stocks are little changed for the week as investors have been digesting ongoing Middle East risks (and a drift higher in oil prices), a mixed batch of hard and soft mid-month data, a Fed that appears comfortable with monetary policy, and a US fiscal future that appears to involve a whole lot of debt.

After weeks of holding up, this week saw US macro data turn down significantly...