Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Big News From St. Petersburg

The big news today was the stunning win of the young underdog team France (7) over Belgium (3) to advance to the finals in the World Cup.

As for the markets, they were sluggish and contrived, and not particularly interesting.

Tomorrow we may be getting some inflation information,

There may also be some news from abroad, as Trump has arrived in Brussels for his meeting with Nato allies. The man-child will be meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May, in the UK.

And finally, he will be meeting with Russian President Putin in Helsinki on July 16th.

We won't be seeing a stock option expiration until next Friday.I have included the calendar below.

The United States of Amnesia has already lost interest in the trade war apparently.

The Comex gold warehouses in NY look like a morgue, but less lively and certainly less interesting.In Hong Kong they seem to be stocking up for another big physical withdrawal.

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