Good morning. The Trump growth assumption put under scrutiny (part VI)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/30/larry-summers-what-history-tells-us-about-trumps-budget-unicorn/
The dollar is disappointing despite higher yields. Why?
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-dollar-isnt-living-up-to-expectations-2017-5
Gone is the May lead…
https://www.businessinsider.nl/theresa-may-majority-general-election-2017-5/
Net exposure of the Netherlands to the US: $ 350 billion
http://ritholtz.com/2017/05/visualizing-usa-debt/
The IMF develops policy uncertainty indices for Japan
http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2017/05/30/Policy-Uncertainty-in-Japan-44915
History never repeats, it only rhymes
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-30/passive-investing-and-bad-experiences
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