All Enemies, Foreign, Domestic, Real And Imagined: Full Week Ahead Preview

Through it all (i.e., despite trade uncertainty, Italy's political drama and ongoing concerns about the sustainability of the domestic political situation as Trump remains at odds with the nation's top law enforcement agencies and intelligence apparatus), U.S. equities managed to turn in their best May performance since the bull market began. To be sure, that's a largely meaningless statistic, but it's worth mentioning I suppose and if nothing else, it makes for a fun chart and an easy lead-in