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As European markets closed this morning, all bids disappeared from USDJPY and the pair dropped back below 114.00. In its mirror-like manner, gold reflected this tumble and surged above its 100-day moving average over $1280.

As USDJPY rolled over so Bitcoin hit an airppocket at the european close...

Remeber, Japan is currently the most active market for Bitcoin, so one wonders if this is some pre-saging of a general crackdown - despite all signals pointing the other way in Japan.

Having legged higher at the opens of Asia, Europe, and US markets, WTI is extending gains overnight on middle-east tensions...

Brent is trading above $62 amid anti-corruption drive led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which may consolidate his control in OPEC’s largest oil producer, and WTI has pushed above $57 as producers such as Nigeria, Saudi Arabia signal they support a potential extension of OPEC output cuts.

Is the world's richest man starting to get a little concerned that his $90 billion fortune in Amazon stock might just be fully valued?  Well, judging by his SEC disclosures from last Friday, Bezos provided investors with roughly 1.1 billion reasons why the answer to that question may be a resounding 'yes'.

Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog,

Donald Trump tells me our best days are ahead. Once his tax cut plan is passed, the future will be so bright I’ll have to wear shades.

Something truly massive happened in early 2017.

That “something” was the market shifted from deflation towards an inflationary outlook.

If you don’t believe me, you can see for yourself.

Inflation expectations broke out of a multi-year downtrend. Not only that, but  they have since continued higher, bouncing of support.

Investing in the markets is like playing poker, and this was a massive “tell” that the market had changed.

The next big “tell” came when yields on the 10-Year Treasury broke out of a downtrend.