But first, this will decisively prove the axiom that fooling a room full of hairless monkeys can be difficult - although for Trump it's effortless - whereas convincing 7+ billion of the truth, is entirely impossible. We're up against a post-truth society...
"Donald Trump’s assault on trade with China is moving from tweeted threats and abortive talks to the real-world.
[China] Purchasing manager index readings for June released on Saturday showed a gauge of export orders tumbling into contraction, the clearest sign yet that the oncoming trade war is having a real, negative impact on growth. From this Friday, the world’s two largest economies are set to begin charging higher tariffs on each other’s goods, marking a major escalation of the conflict"
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“To put it simply, the U.S. is opening fire on the entire world, including itself.”
Chinese Yuan:
Dow
The war is spreading to other sectors...
"The decision by a Chinese court to temporarily ban some sales by Micron Technology Inc. adds to a series of setbacks for the world’s chipmaking giants in their most important market."
Semiconductors
"Companies set a record for share buybacks in the second quarter, while investors set their own record for selling stock-based funds in June."
"There are four blackout months a year - January, April, July, and October"
U.S. Large cap breadth
Japan Nikkei
Rest of the world versus U.S.
"With 120 companies using initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise more than $35 billion on U.S. exchanges, companies are raising capital through the markets at an uncommonly fast pace compared to the past 20 years"
IPO ETF
Largest FOMC liquidity removal on record
October - December 2017: $10 billion/month
January-March 2018: $20b/month
April-June 2018: $30b/month
July-Sept 2018: $40b/month
