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McCarthy Defies Trump, Says House Won't Add Harvey Funds To Debt-Ceiling Bill

Despite President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney’s urgings, it appears that Congress will not combine funding for the Hurricane Harvey cleanup effort with a measure to raise the debt ceiling, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Congress’s decision will create a major headache for the Trump administration in the coming weeks, as it tries to push through a government-funding bill and a measure to raise the debt ceiling over objections of conservatives who are calling for budget cuts and other concessions.

Does Government Spending Create More Economic Growth? (Spoiler Alert: No, Silly!)

Does Government Spending Create More Economic Growth? (Spoiler Alert: No, Silly!)

Authored by Frank Shostak via The Mises Institute,

After the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, fears of ballooning public debt and worries about the drag on economic growth pushed authorities in some countries to lower government spending, a tactic that economists now think may have slowed recovery. Note that in the United States the total debt to GDP ratio stood at 349 in Q1 this year.

Using Gold To Hedge Korea Nuclear War Risk? This Is How To Do It, According To Goldman

Using Gold To Hedge Korea Nuclear War Risk? This Is How To Do It, According To Goldman

In a note on the role of gold as a "geopolitical hedge of last resort", Goldman chief commodities strategist, Jeff Currie, writes that while it is tempting to blame the rally in gold prices on recent events in North Korea - which have certainly helped create a bid in gold - they only explain a fraction, or ~$15/oz of the more than $100/oz rally since mid-July. Instead, Goldman finds that the events in Washington over the past two months play a far larger role in the recent gold rally coupled by a sharply weaker dollar.

Bond Yields Tumble On Trump Tweet

Bond Yields Tumble On Trump Tweet

Anxiety seems to be the word of the day in bond markets. While reports of North Korea moving its ICBMs managed to send 10Y Treasury yields 1bps lower, a Trump Tweet on building strategic forces in Japan and South Korea has sparked a solid bid in bonds, pushing 10Y back a 2.10% handle...

Traders - or algos - are increasingly knee-jerking on these headlines...

Next test looks like Payrolls spike lows. at 2.10%, as it's clear just how jittery markets have become.

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