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After a month-long scare campaign waged by Saudi Arabia, and in no small part the Obama administration, which went so far as to threaten it would dump its US Treasurys (which the NYT previously had quantified as $750 billion however which the Treasury just yesterday disclosed for the first time in 41 years as only $117 billion suggesting the Saudis would likely also have to sell US stocks and any other US-denominated assets), if the US were to pass a bill that would hold it legally liable for the Sept 11 attacks, it will be up to Obama to veto the bill because moments ago the Senate unanimo

Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

Is this why stocks are slipping? Following Hillary's hint last night that she would like to put her husband in "charge of revitalising the economy, because you know he knows how to do it," Bill confirmed the farce this morning, admitting he has asked for an "economic role" in his wife's adminstration.

• As Brexit vote looms, U.S. banks review their European commitments (Reuters)
• Oil’s Strength Continues to Boost Global Stocks (WSJ)
• Trump closing gap with Clinton, poll shows (Hill)
• In Adjacent Pennsylvania Counties, Republicans Are Split on Donald Trump (WSJ)
• Make America Gold Again: Calls for Everyone's Favorite Standard Are Back (BBG)
• SEC, Treasury Push for Centralized Reporting of Treasurys Trades (WSJ)
• Venezuela protesters fear Maduro will cling on at all costs (FT)

Authored by Jeffrey Sachs, originally posted at The Boston Globe,