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Rather than continuing the weekly "R.T.M. ~ Frontrunning ~" thread decided to start a daily business news, views & commentary thread along the same lines. Feel free to join in.

Global Stocks Rise, US Futures Near All Time Highs As Flood Into Emerging Markets Continues by Tyler Durden Aug 15, 2016 6:47 AM European shares advanced, with gains in automakers helping Germany’s benchmark DAX Index turn positive for the year for the first time. Stocks...

Euro Stocks Reverse Early Gains Dragged Lower By Slumping Banks; US Futures Flat; Crude Slides by Tyler Durden Aug 1, 2016 6:52 AM Following last Friday's shocking weak US GDP print, Asian stocks jumped to an 11 month high on reduced prospects of a near-term rate hike, while...

US Futures Rebound Sharply From Friday's Coup Fears, Focus Shifts To M&A by Tyler Durden Jul 18, 2016 6:31 AM Having panciked briefly on Friday night on news of a Turkish coup, which has since not only failed but been cast away as speculation rises that it was staged and designed to give...

S&P 500 To Open At All Time Highs After Japan Soars, Yen Plunges On JPY10 Trillion Stimulus by Tyler Durden Jul 11, 2016 6:38 AM Last Thursday, when we reported that Ben Bernanke was to "secretly" meet with Kuroda and Abe this week (he is said to have already met with...

Precious Metals Surge Continues, As Does Italian Bank Pain, In Holiday-Shortened Session by Tyler Durden Jul 4, 2016 7:12 AM In today's US holiday-impacted session, the biggest overnight story was the dramatic surge in precious metals, which saw silver briefly soar above $21 following a...

Frontrunning: June 27 by Tyler Durden Jun 27, 2016 7:23 AM After ‘Brexit’ Vote, Europe’s Leaders Debate Timing of U.K.’s Departure (WSJ) Pound Slumps, Banks Tumble on Brexit Fallout; Bonds Extend Gains (BBG) To Brexit or Regrexit? A dis-United Kingdom ponders turmoil of EU...

Frontrunning: June 20 by Tyler Durden - Jun 20, 2016 7:30 AM Britain's rival EU camps resume campaign as polls show momentum for 'In' (Reuters) Britain's 'In' campaign wins more support, buoys markets (Reuters) Brexit Campaigners Are Deceiving Voters, Cameron Says (BBG) German trade body...

Frontrunning: June 13 by Tyler Durden - Jun 13, 2016 7:37 AM Chaos, Carnage Amid Orlando Rampage (WSJ) FBI Twice Probed Orlando Gunman (WSJ) How the Orlando Shooting Unfolded (WSJ) Brexit fear factor sends stocks spinning (Reuters) Pound Judgment Day Means Either Drop to 30-Year Low or...

Frontrunning: June 6 by Tyler Durden - Jun 6, 2016 7:32 AM Yellen faces fine balance on Fed rate hike after job growth tumbles (Reuters) Oil Advances as Abu Dhabi Sees $60 Crude on Shrinking Surplus (BBG) China to submit 'negative list' for U.S. investment treaty talks next week...

Global Stocks Unchanged; US Futures Rise Above 2,100 As Traders Celebrate Memorial Day Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/30/2016 07:30 -0400 With the US closed for Memorial Day and UK markets offline due to a bank holiday, overnight volumes have been weaker than normal on little newsflow...

Frontrunning: May 23 Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2016 07:34 -0400 Global stocks see-saw, yields slip as investors get week off to cautious start (Reuters) Bayer defies critics with $62 billion Monsanto offer (Reuters) Iran has no plans to freeze oil exports, official says ahead of...

Frontrunning: May 16 Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/16/2016 07:32 -0400 European Stocks Fall as Chinese Economic Data Disappoint (WSJ) Oil Climbs to Highest Since November as European Shares Retreat (BBG) Yen weakens on Japan intervention talk before G7 meets (Reuters) Wall Street’s Bond...

Stan Druckenmiller: ‘What Part of “Get Out of The Stock Market” Don’t You Understand?’ May 5, 2016 Jesse FelderBubbles, Buybacks, Corporate Debt, Currencies, Federal Reserve, Gold, Junk Bonds, M&A, Precious Metals, Stan Druckenmiller, Stock Market, The Fed The big news out of the Sohn...

Frontrunning: May 9 Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/09/2016 07:35 -0400 China stocks plunge again as hopes for economic recovery fade (Reuters) European Stock Gains Defy China Data That Hurt Metals; Oil Rises (BBG) Yen falls after Tokyo warning (Reuters) Soros Chart Signals BOJ Bond Buying...

Frontrunning: April 25 Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/25/2016 07:48 -0400 Obama sending more forces to Syria to consolidate gains against Islamic State (Reuters) Global stocks, dollar stumble ahead of Fed, BOJ meetings (Reuters) The Rise and Deadly Fall of Islamic State’s Oil Tycoon (WSJ)...

A Scam Called Valeant——Why The Casino Is Going To Blow by David Stockman • March 24, 2016 If you need evidence that Wall Street is a financial time bomb waiting for ignition look no further than the recent meltdown of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX). In round terms, its market cap of $90...

CR - Schedule for Week of March 13, 2016 http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2016/03/schedule-for-week-of-march-13-2016.html CR - Goldman: FOMC Preview 03/13 http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2016/03/goldman-fomc-preview.html LT - Outlook for Week of March 14...

SA - Real time news 03/06 http://seekingalpha.com/market-news CR - Schedule for Week of March 6, 2016 Read more at http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2016/03/schedule-for-week-of-march-6-2016.html#qM8CCT5vr5mi1DoX.99 TBP - 10 Sunday Reads 03/06 http://ritholtz.com/2016/03/sunday-reads-41/...

Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up: Gold and Silver Gain Over 5% on the Week By: Chris Mullen, Gold-Seeker.com Gold gained $4.74 to $1160.44 in London before it dropped down to $1145.24 after the release of this morning’s jobs data, but it then stormed back higher into the close and ended with a gain...