Credit Bubble Bulletin

[Reuters] Trade optimism lifts stocks, but 2018 ends in red [CNBC] House Democrats have reportedly prepared spending bills to end shutdown...

[Reuters] Stocks pin hopes on U.S.-China trade talks after brutal year [Reuters] Oil prices gain, but set for first yearly drop since 2015...

[Reuters] Trump says 'big progress' on possible China trade deal [Reuters] UK trade minister says ’50-50′ chance Brexit may be sto...

[MarketWatch] Here’s just how crazy this week was for the stock market, in one big chart [CNN] A head-spinning, jaw-dropping 10 days in th...

“Money” challenged - and often confounded - economic thinkers for centuries. It functions both as a “medium of exchange” and “unit of accou...

[Reuters] Wall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain [Reuters] Gold holds near 6-month high on softer dollar, tumultuous stocks...

[Reuters] World stocks at one-week highs as Wall Street extends rebound [Reuters] Oil prices slip toward 18-month lows ahead of New Year ...

[Reuters] Asia stocks edge up as Wall St. extends comeback rally [Reuters] Wall Street roars back late to keep rally going [Reuters] Oil...

[Reuters] Dramatic stock market rally runs out of steam [Reuters] Stocks tumble after Wall Street's dramatic surge [Reuters] Oil sli...

[Reuters] Stocks and oil rebound after pre-holiday thumping [Reuters] Dow notches record point surge in dramatic rebound [Reuters] Oil s...

[BloombergQ] U.S. Stocks Rebound From Bear Brink; Crude Rises: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Stocks higher after four sessions of sharp declines ...

[Reuters] Dollar slips to four-month low vs. yen amid turmoil in Washington [Reuters] 10-year JGB yield hits zero for first time since Sep...

[Reuters] Wall Street selloff worsens on Mnuchin move, Washington drama [Reuters] Oil plunges 6 percent as economic slowdown fears grip ma...

[BloombergQ] Stocks Hit 20-Month Low as D.C. Turmoil Weighs: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Markets far from merry as stock losses extend into sev...

[Reuters] Index futures little changed ahead of holiday-shortened week [Reuters] Asia cautious amid U.S. political uncertainty [Reuters]...

[CNBC] Treasury Secretary Mnuchin moves to quell firestorm, says Trump never suggested firing Fed Chairman Powell despite ‘absolute terrible...

Dave Collum's 2018 Year In Review

[BloombergQ] Trump Discusses Firing Fed's Powell After Latest Rate Hike, Sources Say [CNBC] Wall Street’s view on Trump’s talk of firi...

I have little confidence history will get this right. Today’s overwhelming consensus view holds that Powell this week committed a major pol...