Markets......
Asia......
Economic data due from Asia today (this is a very short post)
Onodera hints at Aegis-ashore/THAAD procurement implicitly in remarks at today's US-JP 2+2 presser.
UN Secretary General calls for return to Six Party Talks with North Korea https://buff.ly/2vJPi6l
Explains that meeting with the PLA going so smoothly.
US.....
US MARKET WRAP – Cohn Rumours & Barcelona Attack Crowd Out Risk https://ransquawk.com/headlines/us-market-wrap-cohn-rumours-barcelona-attack-crowd-out-risk-17-08-2017 …
All 11 S&P 500 sectors end Thursday lower, with technology, financials, and energy among the biggest decliners http://on.mktw.net/2wU70UO
US stocks end the session on the lows
US crude oil futures settle up $0.31 at $47.09
Feds Kashkari: Will consider debt ceiling negotiations when deciding to start taper
Feds Kaplan: Still sees slack in the US labor market
Europe.....
Europe's string of stock gains this week, broken today.
In case you missed it: Deutsche Bank share price hit fresh ytd lows dragged down 10y German Bund yields.
This chart shows the damage done to German savers. Real yields negative since QE. Avg real yield since the 1970s is 3.3%.
Spain....
Cambrils....
Spanish police foiled a potential attack by four terrorists wearing suicide vests.
Barcelona....
COMING UP on @NBCNightlyNews:
The latest on the Barcelona terror attack:
-13 killed
-100+ injured
-Driver-attacker remains at large
Catalan police say the two arrested in relation to attack are one Spaniard (resident in N. African city of Melilla) and one Moroccan.
But neither of them is the driver of the van.
LATEST: Police say two arrested over Barcelona attack are NOT the driver of the van (who is therefore still at large).
LATEST: Police say Barcelona terror attack related to an explosion last night in town of Alcanar (170km south of Barcelona).
LATEST: Now more than 100 injured in Barcelona attack, say Catalan police.
Plot twist..
Driss Oukabir is of French nationality & he had not reported the theft of his documents earlier. His younger brother's role is still unclear
10. BREAKING: The Islamic State has claimed credit for the attack in Barcelona, via their Amaq News Agency:
#Spain #Barcelona - Number of victims rises to 80, 15 in critical condition.
The horror of terror raised its head again...
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 8,385 migrants had arrived in Spain this year by August 9th.
Sudden surge in migration to Spain due to crackdown on trafficking via Libya-Italy sea route-current hot migrant point of entry to Europe.
US Politics....
Swampland....
Imran Awan and his wife have been indicted on four counts-renewed scrutiny on Wasserman Schultz for keeping Awan on the payroll for months.
GOP lawmaker breaks with party, calls for Trump to fire Bannon http://hill.cm/NqM2t8E
Could the 25th Amendment really remove Trump from office? http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2017/08/25th-amendment-really-remove-trump-office/ …
Watchdog sues Trump administration for withholding White House visitor logs http://hill.cm/RQaqz9f
We’re putting in a speed lane for immigration hearings http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/17/putting-speed-lane-immigration-hearings/ …
*TRUMP SAID TO DROP PLAN TO FORM INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL: BBG
Top FBI official leaves Mueller's Trump-Russia probe http://hill.cm/rXcL3Up
The key reason Trump keeps funding ObamaCare “ransom” http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/17/key-reason-trump-keeps-funding-obamacare-ransom/ …
Hmmmm: “Major staff shakeup” in Mueller probe http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/17/hmmmm-major-staff-shakeup-mueller-probe/ …
North Korea...
Mattis today: if #NorthKorea launches any missiles (test or not) toward US/JP/ROK/Guam, US would "take immediate, specific actions."
Tillerson dismisses Bannon's claims of "no military solution" for North Korea http://hill.cm/riSA9EW
TILLERSON SAYS U.S. SEEKS TO PRESSURE #NORTHKOREA TO RESUME DIPLOMATIC TALKS THAT WILL LEAD TO DIFF OUTCOME THAN PREVIOUS NEGOTIATIONS: RTRS
GOP lawmaker: US should launch a "massive cyberattack" on North Korea http://hill.cm/NEySExG
Charlottesville...
Trump's Charlottesville remarks spark talk of staffers leaving http://hill.cm/InyxNDb
JUST IN: Dems propose law banning Confederate monuments on federal property http://hill.cm/E3ZJXl4
Dem lawmaker to introduce article of impeachment for Trump over Charlottesville http://hill.cm/qU1OFDx
NEW: Trump fans the flames with defense of Confederate statues
http://hill.cm/FIINOSE
Virginia governor: I don't want Trump visiting Charlottesville unless he talks about unity and healing http://hill.cm/ry0T9MB
HotAir.com @hotairblog
Poll: Strong majority opposes removing Confederate monuments http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/17/poll-strong-majority-opposes-removing-confederate-monuments/ …
Venezuela.....
EXCLUSIVE: Bank jitters over Venezuela stall oil delivery to U.S. refiner. http://reut.rs/2wkgXgA via @mariannaparraga
major banks cutting exposure to Venezuela as a result of political crisis
TANKER WITH 1MM BBLS #VENEZUELA CRUDE #OIL STRANDED NEAR LOUISIANA AS PBF ENERGY TRIES FOR 1 MONTH TO GET BANK CREDIT - SOURCES: RTRS. #OOTT
Venezuela’s government is intensifying its crackdown on critics of Maduro https://bloom.bg/2uUSzOX
BREAKING: Venezuela governor: At least 36 dead following raid by security forces at jail.
Here in our hemisphere, another rogue regime & the tragedy of tyranny are playing out before our eyes in Venezuela. #VPinSA
Syria....
Approx. situation in central Syria with recent advances by Syrian Arab Army in purple (area between Fasidah Mt & Sha'er Mt not cleared yet).
Pockets forming , ISIS maneuverability keeps being diminished.
North Homs negotiators say they will not give up on prisoner release in ceasefire talks
http://bit.ly/2uTEphb via @SyriaDirect
REPORT: Too poor to flee, residents are left behind in frontline east Damascus suburb: "No one hears our cries." http://bit.ly/2x7WOHy
Libya....
CDA vote on draft constitution ruled invalid by Beida court https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/08/17/cda-vote-on-draft-constitution-ruled-invalid-by-beida-court/ … via @libyaherald
Syrian cargo plane is Benina's first foreign flight after reopening -
LNA Spox responds to ICC warrant on Mahmoud Werfali, says he's been arrested & an investigation is under way. #Libya
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/150395/ …
NOC Chairman Sanalla inspects Sharara oilfield after a series of recent security breaches. #Libya
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/150327/ …
UN envoy Ghassan Salamé visits Zintan. #Libya
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/150347/ …
British Amb Millett from #Misrata: We are working w/ UN envoy Salamé to mobilize Int'l support for the #Libya file
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/150381/ …
Zintan Municipal Council and UN delegation discuss return of 3,000 families to their homes in #Tripoli. #Libya
http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/150360/ …
Ali Zeidan still held; reports of his freedom “fake news” says family - https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/08/17/ali-zeidan-still-held-reports-of-his-freedom-fake-news-says-family/ …
Odds & Ends....
Important scoop on the Kaspersky saga here -->
#BREAKING: King Salman recieves Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani http://ara.tv/cqf6q
Merkel heckled as she defends refugee stance in east Germany http://www.gulf-times.com/story/560615
Wildfires trap 2,000 villagers in Portugal http://www.gulf-times.com/story/560614
The latest Bitcoin Price Index is 4,347.68 USD http://www.coindesk.com/price/
My analysis on the Qatar-Turkey-Iranian axis & alliance #Iran #MiddleEast https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/why-the-deepening-ties-between-tehran-ankara-and-doha-can-and-will-be-broken-1.620648 … via @TheNationalUAE @NationalComment
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