China Deal! ……and….Dealing with that ……’Pothole’……Smoke from heating tarmac indicates MSFT is forming a plan.

CHINA TRADE DEAL Reports late last night of substantial progress in a USA/China trade deal will dominate today. Let joy be unconfined seems to be the message of markets……The Nikkei 225 surged through 50,000 for the first time. In broad terms…..both sides seem to have gone with economic pragmatism….the USA has removed the 100% tariff...