US trade deficit increased in January by 1.9% to $68.2bn

Annualised that equates to ~$840bn

10 Year UST is now at 1.6% again and Dow, Nasdaq and S&P futures are all up 0.8%.

Apparently equities now find rising yields appealing

West is clearly telegraphing that another incident is going to occur whereby their intelligence agencies will accuse Russia of utilising Novichok and western people will readily believe this.

Powell has nothing new to say or anything of any relevance. Soon enough the markets are going to stop paying any attention too.