As you may recall the Gracchi brothers were Roman reformers in the second century BC, about seven hundred or more years before the fall of Rome itself.

Speaking about the 'fall of Rome', it has been my experience that the many theories and interpretations about the Fall of Rome say more about the cultural context and disposition of the historian advancing them than about the actual cause of the decline and fall of the empire itself. 

And the same goes for economics.

Stocks had another ranging day but managed to finish in the green, in part by a 'good report' from index darling Netflix.

The Dollar was flat.

Gold and silver finished unchanged.

They seem to be held down here on support.  

VIX continued its gradual fall from the recent peak.

Have a pleasant evening.

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