The new haruspicy.
What keeps a short seller up at night? What else? POTUS tweets!
Is this a signal he is ready to cave on the shutdown?
I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future.
“Near future?” The March S&P e-mini?
Great? Good? Goodbye? Lie? Buy? BUY! BUY! BUY! BUY!
This is Kafkaesque, folks! True Kafka. Not just for traders but for the Whole Freaking World.
As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative – I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
….alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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