Otherwise still working on updates.....
- (Reuters) - Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Sunday.
- Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS, dropped to a new low for the year. Now at -0.6%
- The accelerated development of a coronavirus vaccine could mean the UK is fullyvaccinated by Christmas.
- Investment in oil supply has collapsed. It may not roar back
- World's ultra-wealthy go for gold amid stimulus bonanza
- Beijing implements localized lockdowns on a second wave of COVID-19 – while the Bank of China is taking further steps to ease policy.
- Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally.
- Apple said it's going to close some stores…
- The WHO warns the pandemic is accelerating…
- Brazil reported a record one-day increase for any country in the world since the pandemic began of 54,771 new cases and 1,206 new deaths, raising total to more than 1 million cases and 48,954 dead.
- Due to a proliferation of hate civil rights groups urge large Facebook advertisers to boycott the platform in July. Facebook totaled nearly$70 billion in ad revenue last year.
- Goldman Sachs upped its 12-month gold forecast to $2,000 from $1,800, mentioning low interest rates and worries over currency debasement. The above TIPS chart probably helps a bit.
- Now Schwab etc. let you buy fractional shares – for $5. Perhaps fractional options trading (facetious) can be expected next.
- From Spam to Corned Beef, Sales of Canned Meat AreBooming
- 6/20/2020 World Climate Service Preliminary all-time record of 38.0°C (100.4°F) at Verkhoyansk in Siberia, and a contender for hottest on record within the Arctic Circle. Temperatures expected in 2100 appear to be arriving 80 years early…