Last Sunday, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced that they had concluded that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a list of clients and that the convicted sex offender and formerly well-connected financier really did die by suicide.

“Americans’ attitudes on immigration have largely returned to where they stood before the recent border surge.”

Like a child with his new favorite toy at Christmas, President Trump is using tariff taxes not only to attempt to centrally plan the pricing of thousands of goods and services in the economy, but also to engage in election interference in other countries. The latter statement refers to how he recently put the government of Brazil on notice that 50 percent tariff taxes would be imposed on Brazilian imports to the U.S.

Rice prices in Japan are a big deal. “One of the main sources of anger has been the surging cost of the food staple, which has rocketed for months...”

The yield on the securities rose three basis points to 3.25%, adding to a surge in the past month. A move above 3.263% would take the rate to the highest since 2011.