We don't need to know what's in the report to trade it, just the time it's going to be released. The usual knee jerking will happen and that's when the money is made.

NFP Preview: Traders More "In the Dark" Than Usual

Was most of it China dumping its holdings as part of payback over the Huawei issue?

Foreigners Dump Canadian Bonds at Record Levels

If Ray Dalio's take on the debt cycle is right, Krugman could be somewhat early - at least in terms of a visible recession. The underlying components are already happening. Trade is slowing, wages are still not growing and debt has ballooned. The ...

Krugman expects to see a global recession this year, warns 'we don't have an effective...

I wonder what MS and Goldman's positions look like....

3 Dollar Downers: Stunned by Stone, fears the Fed, and shivers over the shutdown

This was starting before the tariffs were initiated. The long and short term debt cycles are converging and rolling over - globally. Many Chinese are starting to experience serious difficulty meeting mortgage payments and other personal debt ...

China signals more stimulus as economic slowdown deepens

So, no useful progress at all.

China Commerce Ministry: China had broad, deep, detailed communication with US

Ten minutes of my life I'll never get back. Complete waste of time. US Gov. is still shut down with no clear indication of when / how / if it will be reopened. From the FX and index futures markets reaction, no one is impressed.

President Trump Addresses the Nation

Eleven countries are party to the deal. If those eleven no longer buy from the US ('cos it's too expensive) then US farmers will need more subsidies. Those steel and aluminium tariffs will all have to go to the farmers' subsidies. lol. As for the ...

Canada and 5 other nations pull trigger on world's biggest trade deal - leaving America out in...

Agreed.

Trump says U.S. government shutdown to last until agreement on border wall

Sssshhh! The analysts will hear you.

Quantitative Tightening Is Already Rattling Markets Worldwide

Yep, that's why I was laughing at ChristopherM's post. Now that the MoD are being asked to plan for insurrection if a no deal Brexit occurs, UK citizens have every right to feel very very nervous.

There Are Some Big Warning Signs for the U.K. Economy

So, Alan, do we all need to get long now that you've said that?

Alan Greenspan to investors: 'Run for cover'

So, lots of tough talk - then Trump blinked. He can't do a shutdown without hurting his voter base - and he's finally realised it. This makes him look weak now. I expect that the Democrats will run him ragged after January. Every time he threatens ...

White House says it wants to avoid government shutdown, will find other ways to fund border...

Thanks for that. I really needed a good laugh today. ...

There Are Some Big Warning Signs for the U.K. Economy

Yep. Now it's gonna get interesting.

World trade falls, with tariffs making their mark

Keep cutting. The electric car industry thanks you for it...

OPEC Partners Discuss Oil Supply Cut Of Up 1.4Miliion BPD – Three Sources Familiar With Matter

Does China say they want a deal?

Trump says China wants a deal, but no deal would be fine too: BBG

I have no doubt that the Chinese government will fall into line with Mnuchin's (Trump's) demands. They accept that they have already lost the trade war and have no chance of out playing a stable genius (and his amazing Treasury Secretary) in any ...

Mnuchin warns China against devaluing currency, says renminbi agreement must be part of trade...

Up 3%. Does anyone know what the E-mini volume was in Sept. 2014? I just get the feeling that things got pretty quiet 18 months ago and are only now starting to liven up.

CME Group Averaged 17.5 Million Contracts Per Day in September 2018, Up 3% from September 2017

Actually, before US (and then Russian) co-operation, Britain was in dire straits in WWII. BTW, in Singapore, British troops were rounded up by the Japanese and put in prison camps (along with their allies). Your memory is rather selective - which is ...

BoE's Ramsden: Have To Be Careful About Translating Brexit Outcomes Into Policy - Genuinely...