controversial advisor), Steve Munchin (his pick for Treasury), Mario Draghi (head of the ECB) and Mark Carney (governor of the Bank of England) all have this in common: they speak fluent Italian they worked for Goldman Sachs they have strong connections with China they favor quantitative easing Oil Prices surged lately above $50/barrel because: economic growth is picking up Trump's election favors energy companies OPEC announced production cuts Trump is likely now to approve the Keystone pipeline Bond prices are: surging falling fairly stable driven up by the strong dollar