Bloomberg:
- China Takes Its Most Visible Measure Yet to Curb Yuan’s Gain.
- Why China Is Struggling to Boost Its Birthrate.
- China Bets on Productivity Over Population to Drive Its Economy.
- India Posts Record Fiscal Gap Amid Spending to Cushion Economy.
- ECB Spectrometer Suggests Ultra-Loose Policy Continuing.
- German Inflation Climbs to Highest Since 2018 as Lockdown Eases.
- Asian Stocks Look Set to Dip; Yuan Holds Retreat: Markets Wrap.
- Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day.
- Asia Refiners Face a Double Blow to Profits from Iran and Covid.
- Peru Deaths More Than Double; Copa America Moved: Virus Update.
- Iran and World Powers Begin ‘Final Round’ of Nuclear Talks.
- Oil Exceeds $67 as Demand Outweighs Prospect of More OPEC+ Oil.
- Hedge Funds Keep Cutting Their Bullish Wagers on Commodities.
- Meat Is Latest Cyber Victim as Hackers Hit Top Supplier JBS.
Wall Street Journal:
- Reopening Bets Pay Off Big for Stock Pickers.
- West Virginia Governor Is Personally Liable for $700 Million in Greensill Loans.
- Battle Brews Over Banning Natural Gas to Homes.
- ‘Open-Air Effect’ Gave Southern States Break From Covid-19 Surge.
- Flush With Cash, Startups Move to Hire CFOs Earlier.
- Male Inmates in Women’s Prisons.
- For DoorDash and Uber Eats, the Future Is Everything in an Hour.
Fox News:
CNBC:
- OECD raises growth forecasts on vaccine rollouts and U.S. stimulus.
- U.S. Covid cases near pandemic low as travel picks up for Memorial Day weekend.
- Millions of Americans could face eviction as housing protection expires in June.
- Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit.
- Buttigieg says infrastructure talks ‘can’t go on forever,’ calls for ‘clear direction’ by next week.
Zero Hedge:
- Veterans Speak About Memorial Day: "It's Not About Us".
- 61-Year-Old Woman Living Near Wuhan Lab May Have Been 'Patient Zero' - Three Weeks Before CCP Claims First Case.
- Rep. McCaul Calls COVID Virus Origin "Worst Cover-Up In Human History".
- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Says Semi Shortage Could Last "A Couple Years".
- China Orders First Lockdown Since January As Indian Mutant Discovered In Guangzhou.
- Russia Monitoring Biden's "Persecution" Of Capitol Hill Rioters & Their "Opposition Rights".
- Japan Asks Olympics Fans For COVID Tests; No Eating, Drinking, Cheering At Games.
- Rabobank: The US And China Can No Longer Both Blow Bubbles At The Same Time.
- With Delegitimized Government Looming, Honor This Memorial Day Differently.
- In Less Than Two Weeks, Millions Of Americans Will Lose Unemployment Benefits.
- The Worst-Kept Secret in America: High Inflation Is Back.
- Texas Democrats Walk Out Of House Chamber To Block Voting Law.
- Spoos Hug 4,200 In Thin Holiday Trading As Global Stocks Close Out 4th Month Of Gains.
- Founder Of Black Lives Matter Chapter Quits After Learning the "Ugly Truth".
- Currency Wars Return: China Hikes FX Reserve Ratio For First Time In 14 Years In Bid To Weaken Yuan.
- China Allows Families To Have Up To 3 Children Amid Dramatic Drop In Birth Rates.
- Elon Musk Assures Teslas "Still Have Safety Features", After Losing Key Industry Designations Last Week.
- EM - feeling the commodity bull?
- New COVID-19 Alarm Bells In The UK - Ridiculous Or Not?
- China Scrambles To Save EU Investment Deal After Xi's Hardline Diplomacy "Backfires".
- German Judge Declares Mask Mandates Illegal And Harmful To Children.
- "We Are Going To Expose You": Crenshaw, Cotton Create Military Whistleblower Site To Combat 'Woke Ideology'.
- Netanyahu Faces Shocking Ouster After Israeli Opposition Reaches Deal To Form Government.
- COT Primer: The Gold Trend Is Still Very Favorable.
- CLOs Join The Everything Bubble.
MarketWatch.com:
NewsMax:
TheGatewayPundit.com:
- Biden Imported Oil from Iran in March – First Time Since 1991- Ignoring US Law to Please Terrorist Country.
- Fulton County Georgia Ballot Storage Facility Was Left Open for Hours – Attorney’s Own Hired Staff Discovered the Place Wide Open.
- HORROR! EXCLUSIVE VIDEO — CAPITOL POLICE FIRED EXPLODING FLASH GRENADE INTO CROWD on Jan. 6 — Explosion Fired into Crowd of Men, Women and Children!
- Happy Memorial Day 2021 – Freedom Still Isn’t Free.
- 7,300 People Tune in to White House YouTube Channel to Watch 81 Million Vote Recipient Joe Biden Deliver Memorial Day Service Remarks.
- The Auditors of the Windham, New Hampshire 2020 Election Results Audit Invited the President of the Voting Machine Company to the Audit – Why?
The Epoch Times:
- Lab Leaks Happen ‘All the Time’ Warns Former FDA Commissioner, Calls for Probe Into Virus Origin.
- Rep. McCaul Calls CCP Virus Origin ‘Worst Cover-Up In Human History’.
- Wall Street Has Officially Thrown In Its Lot With Beijing.
- Former Chinese Tycoon Fully Withdraws From AMC in $1.476 Billion Stock Liquidation.
- Pompeo and Sen. Paul Issue Warning on Wuhan Lab Still ‘Up and Running’.
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Night Trading
- Asian indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 86.0 +.25 basis point.
- China Sovereign CDS 37.0 +.25 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 61.50 +.01%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 3,467.0 -22.0 points.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 20.9 +.24%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures -.23%.
- S&P 500 futures -.04%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures -.03%
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
Before the Open:
- (MIK)/.32
After the Close:
- (AMBA)/.17
- (HPE)/.42
- (ZM)/.98
Economic Releases
10:00 am EST
- Construction Spending MoM for April is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +.2% gain in March.
- ISM Manufacturing for May is estimated to rise to 60.9 versus 60.7 in April.
- ISM Prices Paid for May is estimated to fall to 89.3 versus 89.6 in April.
10:30 am EST
- Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity for May is estimated to fall to 36.5 versus 37.3 in April.
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