Good Morning! A bit of history on geopolitical risks

http://www.businessinsider.com/geopolitcs-oil-markets-2017-7

Is Facebook trailing off?

https://www.bespokepremium.com/think-big-blog/facebook-fb-age-problem/

In the long run…

http://www.bradford-delong.com/2017/07/note-to-self-characteristics-of-stock-and-bond-returns-since-1870.html

The German country report by the IMF: on wages and inflation

http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2017/07/07/Germany-Selected-Issues-45049

The lack of inflation is not just temporary

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/07/07/2191021/slower-us-inflation-isnt-just-the-result-of-transitory-factors/

States that not recovered yet

http://ritholtz.com/2017/07/states-havent-fully-recovered-recession/

And yes, the US schedule for the week to come

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2017/07/schedule-for-week-of-july-9-2017.html

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