Good morning. Is this the time yet to go short steel?
A dying breed: US banks are in decline
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/06/02/the-number-of-new-banks-in-america-has-fallen-off-a-cliff
A large proportion of US earnings growth came from tax reform? 57% did not!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-25/trump-tax-cut-is-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-to-corporate-america
Italy hits the markets
https://www.ft.com/content/32a87972-651c-11e8-90c2-9563a0613e56
Weird question: “Would a Central Bank Digital Currency disrupt monetary policy?”
https://bankunderground.co.uk/2018/05/30/would-a-central-bank-digital-currency-disrupt-monetary-policy/
The US opioid problem
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/05/31/lawmakers-struggle-to-get-to-grips-with-americas-opioid-epidemic
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