For the year, South Korea’s exports fell 10.3%.
Year: 2019
How Bad Would It Have Been Without The Xanax?
We may never know.
What’s Better Than Buying An Index Fund? Buying Index Stocks, That’s What.
This is pretty simple, really.
As Trump Talks Up ‘Very Large’ China Deal, Peter Navarro Feigns Excitement In Painful CNBC Chat
“Let’s see what happens”.
Embassy Incident, Kataib Hezbollah Strikes Are Latest Episode In America’s Cat-And-Mouse Game With Iran’s Soleimani
Someone “will be held fully responsible”, Trump swears.
2019’s Dominant Trends Reverse In Year-End Shuffle
Don’t read too much into it.
China PMIs Show More Signs Of Tentative Stabilization As Factory Activity Expands For Second Month
Hardly a blowout, but it’ll do.
‘We Didn’t Know Why Rudy Was Involved’: Giuliani, Lev Parnas Participated In Effort To Ease Maduro From Power In Venezuela
Disconcerting and manifestly insane.
America At 400: 1619-2019
“America has turned its back on some of its best achievements, and never showed the courage (or desire) to completely distance itself from some of the worst practices of its past”.
2 Things: Soy And Gold
It’s too late for some Trump voters in farm country, though.
Lukewarm Data Belies Top 10 Year For S&P
As for what’s in store…
Pensions Go ‘Exploring’ In Exciting World Of Opaque, Illiquid Private Credit
Maybe “spelunking” is better.
‘The World’s A Nicer Place When The Dollar’s On The Back Foot’
A lack of news makes positioning-inspired dollar drop the story du jour.
Hong Kong’s Exports Fall 13th Straight Month As Nightmare Year Winds Down
“As we walk through 2019, whether we are carrying fear, anxiety, anger, or confusion, we can choose to embrace the future with hope”.