CHINA SYNDROME: Market futures slipped this morning as China rebuffed President Trump’s suggestion that they are in discussions with the US about tariffs and trade. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said today, “Any claims about progress in China-U.S. economic and …

Trump World: Trade and the Prime enemy. Immigrants and Stormy weather. Never a dull day with Donald Trump.   As trade talks falter and the US economy is beginning to tremble, President  Trump announced that his administration will impose 10 percent tariffs on …