Donald Tusk, President of the European Council

  • EU leaders agree with Britain that highly likely Russia is responsible for Salisbury attack
  • No other other plausible explanation

So, one side of the Atlantic we've got a trade war being launched, and on the other these tensions with Russia.

The themes emerging in forex and financial markets more generally are likely to continue as this all goes on

  • flows to yen
  • flows out of 'risk' (eg. equities, AUD and others)

Meanwhile we've got as an added anti-bonus for stock indices in the US Facebook showing how not to run a massive business and getting creamed for it.

Thank goodness for the trade ideas thread:

Sick with laughing I am! :-D