Markets.....
US...
US stocks end the session mixed/little changed
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Weaker US data, Amazon, the focus
US crude oil settles at $44.74
Baker Hughes US Rig Count 16-Jun: 933 (prev 927)
- Rotary Gas Rigs 16-Jun: 186 (prev 185)
- Rotary Oil Rigs 16-Jun: 747 (prev 741)
US Politics.....
JUST IN: USS Fitzgerald, merchant vessel collide southwest of Yokosuka, Japan; US has requested Japanese Coast Guard assistance - @ckubeNBC
UPDATE: "Significant" damage to USS Fitzgerald after collision with ship off Japan, US Defense official says. http://nbcnews.to/2sBXaYV pic.twitter.com/HM02Lq5hiQ
JUST IN: Multiple US sailors are injured after USS Fitzgerald and merchant ship collide off Japan, US Navy official says - @ckubeNBC
Once again , kudos to the Capitol Police officers. The more that info is released , the gravity of threat increases.
"If Rod Rosenstein recuses himself, Robert Mueller may be next" http://hill.cm/w4i261x
Embarrassing. ..
Alex Jones Gets Jump On Megyn Kelly - Leaks Recordings "To Set The Record Straight" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-16/alex-jones-gets-jump-megyn-kelly-leaks-recordings-set-record-straight-0 …
GOP Senate leaders aim to bring health-care legislation to the floor by end of June
JUST IN: Doctor: Rep. Scalise remains in critical condition, but his internal bleeding is under control and vital signs have stabilized.
Doctor: Rep. Scalise "was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death" when he arrived, but doing better now.
A Source Close To Trump's Outside Counsel: Trump Was Not Confirming FBI Investigation Of Him For Firing Comey - RTRS
Source Close To Trump's Outside Counsel: Trump’s Tweet Referred To Washington Post Story Based On Leaks - RTRS
Cuba Policy Fact sheet..
Hmmm , if sanctions hit european firms involved in Nordstrom 2 , countermeasures may be taken.
Megyn Kelly really off to a rocky start for NBC News...
Interesting. ..
After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my "collusion with the Russians," nobody has been able to show any proof. Sad!
Statement from Rod Rosenstein: Don’t believe anonymously sourced reports about what’s being investigated
It's never dull...
UK
It's a very powerful symbol that something is amiss. But the issue goes beyond superficial politics..
Boris Johnson accuses Labour of ‘outrageous politicking’ over Grenfell Tower fire - http://bit.ly/2sGGoaw
Philip Hammond calls for jobs and growth to be priorities in fresh soft Brexit hint - http://bit.ly/2sGMCr9
Real bad look..
Queen visits with Grenfell Tower fire survivors....
Myth busting by Sadiq. ..
Going to be hell to pay...
IF N. IRELAND'S DUP DOES A DEAL WITH UK PM MAY'S CONSERVATIVES IT WILL BE START OF NEXT WEEK AT THE EARLIEST - DUP SOURCE
We agree with Andrew Duff: UK elections have greatly increased chances of an Article 50 agreement. http://eurointelligence.com/public
Death toll from Grenfell Tower fire at thirty , very like to rise.
Europe....
Frightening assessment made by Europol...
RTRS - FORTRESS, ELLIOTT HAVE DROPPED OUT OF TALKS TO BUY MONTE DEI PASCHI'S BAD LOANS - SOURCES
BAILOUT FUND ATLANTE ASSESSING WHETHER TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS AS SOLE BUYER - SOURCES more bail ins coming in Europe
Boom !
Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl (chancellor of German unity) has died, Bild reports.
Hadn't seen any mention of this being an ongoing issue before this morning....
GERMAN GOVT SPOKESMAN SAYS EU 27 ARE READY FOR BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS AND GERMANY EXPECTS THEM TO START AS PLANNED
GERMAN GOVT SPOKESMAN SAYS MERKEL IS CONCERNED AT NEW U.S. SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA WHICH COULD LEAD TO FINES ON EUROPEAN FIRMS
Bund rout continues. #Germany's 2y yields jump to highest since November, but still deeply in negative territory at -0.64%.
MENA....
Iraq...
Street by street. House by house. Nitty gritty stage of extracting ISIS deadenders.
Syria....
Wonder if Saudis will become more visibly active in Syria now -especially with Turkey's intervention re : Qatar ?
#YPG leadership closer and closer to the Gulf Salafi Wahhabi
Today there are still around 100.000 civilians caught in #Mosul old city and used by #ISIS as human shield.
Russia trying to determine if a May airstrike killed ISIS leader al-Baghdadi !
US and coalition forces blitz Raqqa with 187 airstrikes in first week of operations
Libya....
Libyan Muslim Brotherhood calls for leaders of Islamic countries to intervene to solve rift b/w #Qatar & the Gulf
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/144946/ …
UN Experts: Continued division of the Central Bank exhausts Libyan citizens & increases debt burden
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/144931/ …
U.S. Embassy rep looks at security measures on #Libya-#Tunisia border, says part of process for return to Tripoli
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/144935/ …
New pro-LNA bloc established in HoR - https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/06/16/new-pro-lna-bloc-established-in-hor/ …
Car bomb in Ajdabiya injures two - https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/06/16/car-bomb-in-ajdabiya-injures-two/ …
Gulf Crisis..
Saudis say list of grievances being drawn up for presentation to Qatar...
Accusations & counteraccusations abound ....
You Retweeted
Turkish FM arrives in Jeddah,
President Erdogan gives wide-ranging remarks touching on Gulf Crisis , Iran expanionism , state of play-Syria&Iraq.
On #AJNewsGrid: Doha warns UN that Saudis, Bahranis and Emirates in Qatar are being unfairly targeted by the crisis http://aje.io/bk7p
Something to keep in mind while reading articles from various sources.
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