Markets....
Asia........
Kia Motors Q2 Hammered by China economic woes...
PBOC sets USD/CNY mid-point today at 6.7307 (vs. yesterday at 6.7529)
Australia press: China blocks Australian beef exports
Noble Group Shares Plunge 49% in Singapore After Loss Warning
North Korea could test ICBM later today (Asia, Thursday)
(North Korea appears to be preparing for another missile test, according to a US Defense official)
The fall in Australia's terms of trade will be confirmed today
The point is while some have laughed at what NK has been doing in its nuclear & weapons programs , they are making notable strides.
Euro clears $1.17 and key resistance hurdle; dollar dumped. Good morning Asia
Economic data calendar due from Asia today (we got a hard act to follow)
27 July - My birthday & highly likely missile launch from North Korea. Currently raining in NK. Expected to clear up very soon
North Korea missile launch is imminent according to US
US.....
Dow leads the way today. Record closes for Dow and Nasdaq
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Dollar not impresssed with FOMC statement
So much for that bond selloff
More than 6bps range for 10 year yield on the day..
Really not but different from June...but the difference does seem likely to be viewed as less hawkish.
Citi on the $FOMC decision
Barclays on the $FOMC
Bitcoin News...
Link to full release now online: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/russian-national-and-bitcoin-exchange-charged-21-count-indictment-operating-alleged …
Thread - first tweet in string of ten dealing with BTC-E & Alexander Vinnik !
Just a supersonic boom !
9/ IRS rep: “Mr. Vinnik is alleged to have committed ... crimes that go beyond the lack of regulation of the bitcoin exchange he operated."
10/ "The takedown of this large virtual currency exchange should send a strong message to cyber-criminals and other unregulated exchanges.”
BREAKING: .@wizsecurity releases new report on Mt Gox-BTC-e connection http://blog.wizsec.jp/2017/07/breaking-open-mtgox-1.html …
BTC-E "hopes" to restore service in 5 to 10 days ! This from alleged unscheduled maintenance ....
Alexander Vinnik Arrested in Greece with Ties to Money Laundering, BTC-e, Mt. Gox Theft https://www.ddddrffjj.com/analysis/alexander-vinnik-arrested-in-greece-with-ties-to-money-laundering-btc-e-mt-gox-theft/ …
This week in crypto:
Parity bug, $30M ICO theft
SEC ICO report
Alphabay & BTC-E arrests
LedgerX Bitcoin Options
BIP91 locked
Bitcoin Cash
Never heard of BTC-e? CoinDesk's archive tracks the history of the secretive exchange at the center of news today
BREAKING: Russian man arrested in Greece connected to BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange - sources #ReutersFintech #fintech
Greek authorities arrest a Russian man suspected of laundering $4 billion+ in bitcoins.
Bitmixer shuts down.
Btc-e goes offline.
Europe.....
[RTRS] Monte Dei Paschi Will Not Publish H1 Results On July 28th
-New Date To Be ‘Promptly Communicated’ To Market
#France | French President Macron's popularity ratings drop - poll - Reuters - http://reut.rs/2tKj4dl
Media: Poroshenko suspends Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship
https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/media-poroshenko-suspends-saakashvilis-ukrainian-citizenship.html …
U.K. court obliges Ukraine to pay par value on its Eurobond debt to Russia
Libya seeks help against migrant traffickers operating inside Libyan territorial waters -as per Italy.
#EU warns of response 'within days' to #US sanctions on #Russia that may affect energy firms http://str.sg/4DHx
400,000 clients affected in two separate breaches..
#Greece arrests Russian suspected of running $4 billion bitcoin laundering ring http://reut.rs/2uX6EPg /via @jennablan
Austria and Slovenia not shown red card by ECJ...
Germany AKA Emperor not wearing any clothes...
UK following France , who in turn followed India ...
European Union's top court urged to dismiss refugee relocation case brought by Slovakia and Hungary http://aje.io/nf7ud
#BREAKING EU says it will 'immediately' move to halt Polish voting rights if it fires top judges
Rajoy in cross hairs.....
PSOE leader Sanchez repeats demand for Rajoy to resign...
Rajoy says he "never ever" took off-the-books cash stuffed in envelopes from the PP while he was a minister: "that would be illegal".
Rajoy:
- "I don't know"
- "I have absolutely no idea"
- "No"
- "I never knew anything about that"
- "I don't remember"
US Politics.....
Russia Probes / Russia Related Matters....
Corker: We have reached an agreement that will allow us to send sanctions legislation to the president’s desk
Corker: The Senate will..approve the Iran/Russia sanctions it originally passed 6 wks gonas well as the NKore sanctions developed by the Hse
Corker: The House has committed to expeditiously consider and pass enhancements to the North Korea language
The bizarre tweetstorms are finally getting GOP members in Congress vocally perturbed.
AG Sessions to announce several investigations into intelligence leaks shortly..
Budget Legislation...
Hse now debating combo of 4 spending bills for Pentagon, VA, energy/water pgms & Congressional ops. Vote Friday.
Senate onto day 2 of budget reconciliation process for heath care bill. A final vote, pass or fail, expected later this wk
Hse today begins work on "mini-bus" spending bill covering the Pentagon, legislative branch, energy & water programs and money for the VA
Foreign Policy....
#Venezuela | Maduro says won't accept illegal US sanctions (not like u have much choice buddy), says vote will proceed 7/30. State TV. #OOTT
US sanctions against officials in Venezuela Gov't , Military and State Oil Company announced.
No sanctions against Venezuela Oil Sector imposed-at this time. But those steps remain under consideration.
Let's see if this comes to pass...
Erdogan snubs NATO objections on Russian missile system....
Turkey not inclined to play nice....
MENA : Iran's Rouhani says his country will ‘take its own steps’ over U.S. action
Sessions....
JUST IN: Trump discussing replacing Sessions with recess appointment: report http://hill.cm/lJHWPJL
Senate Majority Whip Cornyn: "I wish the president and the attorney general would sit down and work this out between themselves."
Sen. Graham: Pres. Trump's public attacks against AG Sessions are a "sign of weakness" - @GarrettHaake
Corker: don't get any sense the president going to take steps to actually fire sessions..they know that is highly problematic
Tillerson.....
"I'm not going anywhere," Tillerson tells reporters at the @StateDept. How long will you stay? "As long as the president let's me."
Tillerson meets with Pence after State Dept denies rumors that he's resigning http://hill.cm/gJ4d1ES
Corker says thanked Tillerson in call last night for continuing to be there. don't think he is on verge of resigning.
Corker says Tillerson understands how important triumvirate of him, Mattis, McMaster is, is a patriot,
Taking a few days , appears to be the story for now...
Replace & Repeal....
Bipartisan governors write to McConnell/Schumer. "The Senate should also reject efforts to amend the bill into a "skinny repeal"
Senators voted 55-45 against his amendment that would repeal the Affordable Care Act & give lawmakers two years to come up w/ a replacement.
Sen Collins on GOP health care bill process: What’s so strange is that there’s no decisions. When do we find out the final bill? At 3 am?
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on when vote-a-rama will wrap up: Often they start and then peter out as exhaustion overcomes members.
Schumer: Once (McConnell) shows his hand, Dems will..try to amend the bill. We have to see it 1st in broad daylight
Schumer on Dems/amdts: We don’t even know what bill to direct our amendments to.
Schumer says Dems won't offer any more amdts to health care bill "until GOPers show us the final bill..Clearly..repeal/replace..has failed"
Schumer on health care & GOP: We don’t know if skinny repeal is going to be their final bill.
Unclear what McConnell's final amdt on health care may be. Also no guidance on if/when Senate may consider "skinny" repeal plan.
Replace & Repeal state of play..
Still no clarity on when vote-a-rama on health care could unfold. Likely tomorrow afternoon evening. Perhaps drifting into Friday am
Unclear what McConnell's final amdt on health care may be. Also no guidance on if/when Senate may consider "skinny" repeal plan.
Mike Pence is breaking ties in the Senate at a record-setting pace via @CNN http://cnn.it/2v8PEGg
NO WAY HOUSE WILL PASS OBAMACARE `SKINNY REPEAL': REP. MEADOWS
GOP Sen Johnson to Fox: If it's skinny, it's leaving a lot of Obamacare in place..which is way too much for my standpoint.
Sen Johnson on the "skinny" Obamacare repeal: It's disappointing to me..otherwise we are stuck with this mess that is Obamacare.
Votes generally get postponed , if the vote to pass a Bill isn't there.
Senate expected to vote on a "“straight repeal” of Obamacare soon. This is akin to the 2015 repeal bill.
State of play on replace and repeal..
Senate Republicans vote down BCRA but look poised to pass something
Political Extra Items...
Foxconn says it plans to build factory in Wisconsin, adding 3,000 jobs
Foxconn to announce new U.S. manufacturing plant: source http://reut.rs/2v8hySz
Odds & Ends...
ISOF themselves said it publicly, "90 % of the remaining families are IS"
Reports from the old city say 250 trapped families in the old city, they are unable to leave, they fear they might get executed by ISOF
Over 130 hills were recovered by #Hezbollah in 4 days, one of the most difficult battle carried out by the Lebanese group in 6 years of war+
The battle of #Arsal is over. #Hezbollah is slowing w/o stoping its advance, proving that the remaining area under #AQ is a piece of cake+
N.Korean government reduces food rations to 300g a day following bad harvest linked to drought, @UNOCHA says http://buff.ly/2uw1RTJ
#Libya Interim Govt Foreign Min calls for closure of Sudanese consulate in Kufra, gives staff 72 hrs to exit country
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/148446/ …
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs suggests a parting of the ways between the GCC and Qatar and a future for the bloc without Doha.
Syrian army advances against Islamic State southeast of Raqqa city in push to reach Deir e-Zor, SAA source tells us. http://bit.ly/2tZBy4N
Tiger Forces 10km Away From Entering Deir Ezzor Province From Southern Raqqah Countryside http://dlvr.it/PYfs1r
Egypt standing firm despite Erdogan visit, regarding Quartet demands.
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