Thailand's king has endorsed a decree to dissolve parliament, the Royal Gazette says

The week ends better than It began (Just about)

A geopolitical rollercoaster set the tone on markets this week, eclipsing the initial wave of earnings reports - most of which were poorly received, with names like Netflix, Intel, Abbott and several banks underwhelming. The pace of earnings will quicken next week, which will also see a rate decision from the Federal Reserve. It remains to be seen whether the weekend, ripe as ever for fresh Trump shenanigans, will offer investors any respite.