Anthony Scaramucci lasts 10 days as Communication Director

Maybe his only real job was getting Reince Priebus to quit? Maybe it's part of Trump's grand-master plan.

More likely, the White House is even more of a gong show than we thought. The Mooch reign of comedy gold lasted just 10 days and included his wife filing for divorce.

The New York Times reports that in a Shakespearian twist, it was Priebus' decision to quit that ultimately cost Scaramucci his job.

From the NYT:

"The decision to remove Mr. Scaramucci, who had boasted about reporting directly to the president, not the chief of staff, John F. Kelly, came at Mr. Kelly's request, the people said. Mr. Kelly made clear to members of the White House staff at a meeting Monday morning that he is in charge."

Traders want off the US dollar ride and sent it to the lows of the day against the euro and yen. What a mess.

Technially, USD/JPY is now further into the gap that opened in mid-June.

Update: It's official

Update 2: Here is more of the reasoning.