“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” – Victor Hugo
With shots fired and helicopters flying over Ankara, it appears that there has been a ‘military uprising’ in Turkey. But it cannot be called a ‘coup d’etat’ according to their president.
The military has taken control of the country, according to them.
Gold was responding to this after the bell and is ending the day with some modest gains. The Turkish lira and their stock ETFs were getting sold.
No shots were fired on Wall Street today, as the heat and oppressive humidity acted to urge most of the adults to leave around noon and head out for the shore breezes of the Jersey beaches and their palatial homes on Long Island.