Links: 2018-04-03

The economic data schedule for the week is fairly light.  We get auto sales this afternoon. Lael Brainard is also speaking today at 4:30PM ET. Tomorrow is the usual Wednesday data on mortgages and oil. But we also get the ISM Non-Manufacturing survey and durable goods data.

I don’t think the economic data are going to drive price action in the markets over the near term. And so that gives much more airtime for events surrounding Trump and Facebook to take precedence. The links below reflect this.

Cheers. Edward

Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection In 2016 Memo — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed

Shawn Kathleen, the Woman Behind #PassengerShaming, Talks Bad Behavior on Board

How to Browse Faster (and More Securely) With Cloudflare’s New DNS

Brussels plans crackdown on ‘fake news’ in social media

Trump threatens Nafta in immigration spat with Mexico

Automakers Fear a Battle Over Trump Emissions Standards | Time

You Weren’t Born in 1905? Why People Lie to Facebook – WSJ

Jill McCabe: The president attacked my reputation. It’s time to set the record straight. – The Washington Post

More countries are probing Grab-Uber deal over anti-competition concerns | TechCrunch

Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel

Trump’s Tariffs Hurting American Factories as Prices Skyrocket – Bloomberg