Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:     

• Euro-Area Slowdown Is No Longer Temporary, ECB's Rehn Says.

• Weidmann Won’t Seek Helm of IMF as He’s Happy at Bundesbank.  

• Draghi May Have Italy Risk on His Mind With Fresh Stimulus. 

• South America Eyes Trade Deal With Trump After Scoring EU Pact.

• Europe Stocks, S&P Futures Edge Up; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap.  

• Oil Near $57 as Smaller U.S. Stockpile Drop Adds to Economy Woes.

• A Lagarde ECB, U.K.'s Negative Surprise, FX Threats: Eco Day.

• Putin Meets Pope as Relations Thaw Between Russia and Vatican. 

• U.S. Employment Is Looking Cooler Ahead of Friday’s June Jobs Data.

• Donald Trump Takes Center Stage on July 4th With Jets, Tanks and Fireworks.

• Euro Investors Are Less Worried Than Yuan Investors About Trump’s Tweets.

Wall Street Journal:

• Justice Department Renews Push for Census Citizenship Question.

• Lagarde’s First Job as ECB Boss: Sway Germany.

• Hong Kong Police Make Wave of Arrests After Protests.

• For U.S. Military Drones, Airspace Is Growing More Congested, Dangerous.

• Emergency Border-Wall Funding Blocked by Appeals Court.

• Russian Submarine That Caught Fire Was Nuclear-Powered.

• When It Comes to Colin Kaepernick, the Flag and Nike, It’s Just Business.

MarketWatch.com:

• OPEC, allies waging a battle to keep oil prices supported amid trade tensions.

• Just 77 companies are powering the global stock market rally.

Fox News:

• Trump celebrates after Rep. Amash, a fierce critic of the president, says he’s leaving GOP.

CNBC:

• Trump says ‘absolutely moving forward’ with census citizenship question, despite claims to contrary.

• Wall Street analysts are crazy about these stocks and see big upside in the next 12 months.

Zero Hedge:

• Putin Confirms Deadly Fire Was Aboard "Secretive" Nuclear-Powered Submarine.

• For The First Time Ever, German Bund Yields Drop Below The ECB's Deposit Rate.

• S&P Futures Celebrate July 4th Above 3,000 As Global Yields Tumble.

• The Campus Social Justice Warrior's Guide To Celebrating The Fouth Of July.

• Global Persecution Of Christians Is On The Rise.

• DoJ "Re-Evaluating All Available Options" On Census Citizenship Question.

• Defensive Stocks Surge Ahead Of Payrolls As Entire Treasury Curve Is Now Inverted.

• President Trump Said To Weigh Potential Aluminium Tariffs For Australia After G-20.

• What Did President Trump Say When Asked About The Epidemic Of Human Feces On America's Streets.

• Italian 30Y Yields Plunge Most In 7 Years After Rome Avoids EU's Excess Debt Penalty.

• Mexico Deports 33% More Migrants After Deal To Avoid Trump Tariffs.

• Nothing Is More Expensive Than A Free Government Service.

• China Forcing Tourists To Install 'Spy' App That Steals Personal Data.

Business Insider:  

• Conservatives are boycotting Nike after it pulled a controversial US flag sneaker, and some want a 'not so woke' alternative.