One-Man Plunge-Protection Committee

(1) Chronology of recent trade war of words (TWW). (2) China and US playing tit for tat. (3) It takes two to tango. (4) Kudlow playing role of good cop on trade. (5) Kudlow hopes he can beat the Mooch. (6) Never a dull moment in the Trump House. (7) Noise vs signal and signal vs signal. (8) Corrections are followed by rebounds or they turn into bear markets. (9) Counting on better-than-expected earnings to offset TWW. (10) Fundamental Stock Market Indicator remains fundamentally strong. (11) “Chappaquiddick” (+ + +) is a remarkable movie reminding us that the Kennedy clan’s Camelot was anything but.