Walk in the Pines #171

This Week's Best

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Charts of the Week

Reads of the Week:

• Reuters – China’s gold buying break seen as fleeting given its long-term needs

• Fitting for the theme this week – AEP (Telegraph) – Trump trades: short Europe, short oil, short humanity – and brace for a deflationary bust.

Listens of the Week:

• Hidden Forces – Henry Olsen (one of my favorite political nerds)

• Macro Voices – Lyn Alden

Watches of the Week:

• Daily Show – RNC/Assassination Attempt. We need some jokes.

• Blockworks Macro – Michael Pettis on China.

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