Catharsis Ours: Economic News , Data & Views ( May 26 , 2016 ) Overview For Thursday ( 1. Markets - Bond Markets & News Related To Bonds , Overview For US Markets For Thursday , Commodities In Focus - Crude Oil , Soy & Wheat , Zero Hedge "Front Running - Asia & Europe / US Preview . 2. Greece In Focus . 3. Refugee Crisis Updates. 4. France Continues To Burn - Protesters pile pressure on France , Politicians Weakening and Euro 2016 Looms. 5. Odds & Ends. )

Markets & Market Moving News.....

Chart: US inflation expectations are declining again in spite fo stronger crude oil -

‏@zerohedge

Decouple-apalooza - Bonds, Yen, Oil, Dollar Diverge From Volumeless Stock Levitation http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-26/decouple-apalooza-bonds-yen-oil-dollar-diverge-volumeless-stock-levitation …

‏@markets

U.S. stocks stall out; oil gives back gains after hitting $50; bonds gain
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-25/asian-futures-tip-more-stock-gains-as-oil-nears-50-kiwi-falls …

‏@SoberLook

US Pending Home Sales Climbed to Highest Level in 10 Years http://on.wsj.com/20GnPKO 

‏@SoberLook

Chart: US capital goods orders (ex-aircraft) continue to decline. Weak Capex likely to keep productivity growth low

‏@RichardStubbe

Settles at $49.48, down 8 cents.

Javier Blas @JavierBlas2

#BREAKING: And now $WTI joins the party --- US #oil benchmark rises above $50 for first time since Oct 2015 #OPEC 

‏@zerohedge

Chevron Facility Goes Offline In Nigeria After Tweeted Attack By Mysterious Militant Group http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-26/chevron-facility-goes-offline-nigeria-following-tweeted-attack-mysterious-militant-

‏@SoberLook

Soymeal Climbs to 18-Month High on Argentine Crop Quality Woes http://www.agweb.com/article/soymeal-climbs-to-18-month-high-on-argentine-crop-quality-woes-blmg/ …

‏@SoberLook

Chart: Wheat futures up over 3% on the day -

‏@fredwalton216

Overnight Markets ( Asia wrap and Europe markets ) ...

zerohedge @zerohedge

Greece......

‏@ekathimerini

Greece making effort to tie up loose ends for bailout tranche http://dlvr.it/LPvDRg 

‏@ekathimerini

Primary school teachers call strike for June 8 http://dlvr.it/LPtGYT 

‏@ManosGiakoumis

#Greece FinMin confirms pending prior actions relate to privatisation of Hellinikon, state-guaranteed NPLs & legal issues re new priv fund.

‏@Elbarbie

Patience for QE..

Viktoria Dendrinou @v_dendrinou

ECB expected to reinstate waiver on Greek bonds within weeks, but QE unlikely until 2nd half of year http://on.wsj.com/1UfK3B6  by @TomFairless

‏@ManosGiakoumis

#Eurogroup agreement win-win, more late-night meetings on #Greece "a lot of work needs to be done" Moscovici says to MNI (via @euro2day_gr)

‏@YanniKouts

#IMF official discusses Fund position on #Greece deal. Transcript: http://ow.ly/5ng8300AsUJ  /via @IMFNews #Eurogroup

Refugee Crisis Items.....

‏@fredwalton216

This is going to be replicated a lot this summer...

Press TV @PressTV

DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: Moment of refugee ship with +500 people on board capsizing off the coast of Libya #migrantcrisis 

‏@UK__News

Embarrassment for Mr Cameron as figures show net long-term migration to the UK rose by 20,000 to 333,000 in 2015. 

‏@anadoluagency

Greece's Idomeni refugee camp now empty, police say http://v.aa.com.tr/579306 

‏@wheelertweets

8000 more migrants at sea via West #Libya
#ISIS still secure in Sirte & elsewhere
Eastern anger exploding over cash

Great week for UN's GNA

‏@fredwalton216

SPD proposes new immigration draft law - draws immediate rebuke from Opposition (Left Party) & CDU also pans same.

dwnews @dwnews

#Merkel coalition partner #SPD to propose new immigration draft law   #Integrationsgesetz http://dw.com/p/1IubT  

France On Fire......

‏@fredwalton216

Yeah , not a shocker to see French politicians scrambling to find an exit ramp from "protest hell."

The Telegraph @Telegraph

France oil strikes: Riots in Paris and Bordeaux as masked protesters hurl rocks at police http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/26/france-oil-strikes-thousands-of-dock-workers-set-off-smoke-bomb/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_term=Autofeed#link_time=1464277990 … 

‏@AJENews

Watch: Protests erupt in Paris against new French labour law http://aje.io/s57q 

‏@France24_en

VIDEO -  French labour reform protests: Strikes and fuel blockades threaten to cripple… http://f24.my/1OZV2zP 

‏@fredwalton216

Protests really heating up...

The Daily Star @DailyStarLeb

French dock workers throw smoke bombs as protests escalate http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2016/May-26/353865-french-dock-workers-throw-smoke-bombs-as-protests-escalate.ashx …

Odds & Ends.....

Asia Tonight........

‏@zerohedge

JAPAN APRIL CORE CPI FALLS 0.3%; EST. -0.4%

‏@XHNews

Xi holds talks with visiting #Indian President Mukherjee, pledging to boost partnership http://xhne.ws/JaSPa 

‏@zerohedge

G-7: NATIONS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM COMPETITIVE DEVALUATION

MENA.....

‏@HDNER

HDP, CHP MPs appeal to annul bill scrapping immunities http://bit.ly/1NPIo6o 

‏@MiddleEastEye

British special forces fighting in Libya http://ow.ly/3lgK300AQju 

‏@RT_com

#Libya's parallel central bank issues banknotes printed in #Russia http://on.rt.com/7dsr 

‏@fredwalton216

First signs of Syrians using Libya for transit...

Patrick Kingsley @PatrickKingsley

No sign of Syrians shifting thru Libya, post EU-Turkey deal – until today. An @alarm_phone activist says he spoke to boat of Syrians this AM

‏@reportingLibya

#Libya Fears for the future

Mohamed Eljarh @Eljarh

GNA &LPA were supposed to achieve unity & end split, but situation seems to be getting much worse. 2 currencies is the new addition. #Libya

‏@FRANCE24

UN envoy says no new Syria talks in next few weeks: diplomats http://f24.my/1P19tDY 

‏@SyriaDirect

REPORT: New N Aleppo route ends fuel crisis, bypasses Azaz rebels:"We're in Afrin's pocket."http://bit.ly/1Wmlu9g 

‏@EjmAlrai

#Russia #Damascus and allies are happy to see the #USA leading the war against #ISIS toward #Raqqa with #YPG and #SDF forces.

‏@EjmAlrai

US Special Forces 'Advisors' in Fatisah, liberated by #SDF on the way to #Raqqa.#ISIS v @DrPartizan_ v @haidarpur

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

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