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The big story out of today's testimony had nothing to do with Trump collusion or obstruction of justice, but the revelation that Comey had, in fact, willingly leaked both privileged and classified information to a friend of his, who is suspected to be Professor Daniel Richman, the details of his communications with the President, to the media, in order to prompt a special counsel.

These retaliatory actions can only be viewed through one prism: he was out to get the President.

While stock markets remain comfortably numb to any and every potential (and actual) geopolitical earthquake, FX markets are getting very anxious...

Polls showing the Conservative Party has lost its comfortable lead have increased uncertainty over today’s U.K. election and investors are now paying the price.

One day after a pro-Assad military alliance threatened to strike US forces in Syria in retaliation for a US bombing of an Iran-backed militia operating in an allegedly "no-go zone" near a US garrison in southern Syria, near the town of At Tanf, the Syrians allegedly followed through on their promise, and according to Reuters, a pro-Syrian regime armed drone attacked U.S.-led coalition forces in Syria, for which it was promptly shot down in what the Pentagon dubbed "a major escalation of tensions between Washington and troops supporting Damascus."

President Trump's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, will make a public statement in response to Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Capitol Hill. The statement is expected to begin around 2pm ET.

According to a leak, no pun intended, of Kasowitz' statement, Trump's lawyer will say that "The President also never told Mr. Comey, “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty” in form or substance." He will add that "Of course, the Office of the President is entitled to expect loyalty from those who are serving in an administration."

Even as the world's attention turns to the Comey testimony for the next few hours, the Qatar diplomatic crisis (where CNN's "report" of Russian hacking now appears long forgotten) continues, and moments ago a barrage of headlines from Qatar suggests that the small nation, which may or may not be preparing for military action, is happy to welcome the Turkish troops that will be arriving soon as reported yesterday, with its foreign minister stating that "we are not ready to surrender and will never compromise the independence of our foreign policy." Also, and perhaps even mor