Just as ECB President Mario Draghi states unequivocally that ECB QE policy has worked and has "eliminated fragmentation," French presidential candidate Fillon's apologetic press conference has sparked major disturbances in the core of Europe... fragmenting France from Germany by themost since September 2012...
Initial relief quickly turned to selling panic...
Sending OAT yields to their widest to Bunds since September 2012.
Two weeks after China allegedly unveiled a new ICBM system "in response to Trump's provocative remarks", a report which however was subsequently denied by Chinese officials, China had no qualms about revealing another highly accurate ballistic missile in recent Rocket Force drills, which is capable of threatening not only Taiwan and the contested South China Sea islands, but also U.S. and Japanese bases in Asia.
With some speculating that French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, mired in a growing political scandal involving public payments made to his wife and children for a "fake job", would announce a resignation at a 4pm conference, moments ago the former frontrunner for the French presidency defended himself as Reuters suggested, and stated that he has "nothing to hide", that his wife’s salary was “perfectly justified” and that he has been the subject of unprecedented political attacks.
With the number of Californians demanding secession soaring post-election, President Trump maybe just about to give them another reason for Caliexit. While all eyes and ears were focused on his Russian comments, President Trump had some choice words for Californians during his recent interview with Fox's Bill O'Reilly.
Is The Trump Administration Already Over?
Paul Craig Roberts
Hopes for the Trump administration are not burning brightly. Trump’s military chief, Gen. Mattis, is turning out to be true to his “mad dog” nickname. He has just declared that Iran “is the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world.” https://sputniknews.com/politics/201702041050338034-mattis-iran-terrorism/
He has declared Russia to be the number one threat to the US.
He has threatened intervention in China’s territorial affairs.