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"FOMC Drift" In Full Effect As Global Stocks Rise; S&P Futures Hit New Record; Oil Slides

"FOMC Drift" In Full Effect As Global Stocks Rise; S&P Futures Hit New Record; Oil Slides

With last Friday's "tech wreck" now a distant memory, this morning the "FOMC Drift" described yesterday, which "guarantees" higher stock prices and a lower dollar heading into the Fed announcement is in full effect, with European and Asian stocks rising for a second day, led by rebounding tech shares, while S&P futures are modestly in the green and stocks on Wall Streets hit a record high overnight.

Multipolar World Order: The Big Picture In The Qatar-Saudi Fracture

Multipolar World Order: The Big Picture In The Qatar-Saudi Fracture

Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

In a climate of outright confrontation, even the Gulf monarchies have been overtaken by a series of unprecedented events. The differences between Qatar on one side, and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on the other, have escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis with outcomes difficult to foresee.

Global Markets Rebound As Tech Rout Ends; Sterling Rises

Global Markets Rebound As Tech Rout Ends; Sterling Rises

As the Fed begins its two-day meeting, global stocks have recovered their footing and European shares rise, led by a bounce in tech stocks as last Friday's global selloff that started in the sector shows signs of abating. Asian stocks and U.S. futures gain as investors turn their attention to today's Jeff Sessions testimony as well as tomorrow's barrage of macro data including Yellen, CPI and retail sales.

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