[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Trump's selection of Exxon Mobil's highly regarded CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state shows just how much he regards energy.

It could also be a statement of how highly the fortunes of Saudi Arabia are regarded. Since Exxon's joy and happiness depends on the House of Saud, it is unlikely that we will be putting up much resistance when the next Saudi-orchestrated attack on the USA comes.

[Chickensoup]

is this true?

[expat_panama]

 

It's a beautiful Wednesday morning, and it's FOMC Day  Nick Mastrandrea - Market Tea Leaves 1 hour ago  Today is the day that the Fed decides on rate hikes. What could that mean for the markets going forward? Read on to learn more...

Stock index futures traders may not be panicking but the sure look cautious at -0.07% after yesterday's gains of almost a % in mixed volume.  Gold & silver futures are up tho, and silver's coming back up while gold support holds.

Here's the schedule of today's festivities:

7:00 AM MBA Mortgage Index
8:30 AM Retail Sales
8:30 AM Retail Sales ex-auto
8:30 AM PPI
8:30 AM Core PPI
9:15 AM Industrial Production
9:15 AM Capacity Utilization
10:00 AM Business Inventories
10:30 AM Crude Inventories
2:00 PM FOMC Rate Decision

For while we're waking up:

Where Were Trump's Votes? Where Jobs Weren't - Eduardo Porter, NYT
Let's Fill 'New Collar' Jobs That Employers Demand - Ginni Rometty, USA
Those Fed Words Will Finally Come to Something - Caroline Baum, MW
What May Drive Fed's Rate Decision - Michael Marshall, Investor's Business
Some Factors Threatening Trump Rally - Anthony Mirhaydari, Fiscal Times
Why Trump's Unpopularity Might Be Good for Stocks - Mark Hulbert,MW
Rex Tillerson: 'Russian Spy' or Diplomatic Genius? - Irina Slav, OilPrice
The Blinding Hypocrisy of the Protectionists - Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg
Did the ACA Add 20 Million to Insurance Rolls? Not Even - Editorial, IBD

[MNJohnnie]

Wiat a minute. YESTERDAY you were claiming Tilelrson was owned by Russia. Today it is Saudi Arabia.

Are you really this intellectually incompetent?

[MNJohnnie]

Perhaps I did not make it clear. YOU ARE NOT a “great thinker” as you fantasy. You a dogmatic clown chanting ignorant based slogans. You have utterly no clue at all what you are talking about.

[MNJohnnie]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-18/from-china-to-switzerland-u-s-crude-oil-exports-go-mainstream

The U.S. Is Exporting Its Oil Everywhere

You have utterly NO clue at all what you are talking about here.

[MNJohnnie]

since I have not penetrated the fog of idiocy you wrap yourself in, let me be blunt in the hope rational thought finally penetrates.

You are a clueless moron.

[MNJohnnie]

Have you just come out of a coma that lasted the last 30 years? Your ignorance of fact on this topic is so total you either a complete moron or you have been in a coma.

[odawg]

You must have misread your democrat talking points — it is Russia who is in charge of the administration now.

It was your man Obama, who bowed down low in submission before the Saudi king, who is controlled by the House of Saud.