Author: Mike Mish Shedlock

The S&P 500, FTSE (UK), DAX (Germany) are all deep in the read as I type. Gold is up.

House Democrats will pass a bill ending the gov’t shutdown but without wall funding. Will the Senate take it up?

I wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.

The yield curve is inverted in six places. Notably, the 1-year T-Bill yield inverts with all durations through 7 years.

The market has now totally priced out rate hikes for the December 11, 2019 FOMC meeting.

Supposedly there is “big progress” on a comprehensive trade deal with China. Color me skeptical.

Trump’s tariffs aren’t exactly working as planned. Nor will they ever.

Dumping is a form of theft says Matt Stoller, a Fellow at the Open Markets Institute.

The Capital was nearly empty last week. The 116th Congress starts Jan 3. Meanwhile, Trump froze federal worker’s wages.

Republicans lost their majority in the House but Increased their majority in the Senate. Let’s discuss what that means.