The China Trade is "so close..." The Fed's Repo problem; Why aren't banks lending to each others? Fractional Reserve Banking explained (briefly); what has broken in bank overnight lending? How the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) got into liquidity trouble; SoKo Exports as economic indicator; Black Friday/Week, Cyber Monday/Week: How stupid purchases mark end of economic cycles; Banana w Duct Tape art; Merriam Webster Word of the Year: "Them," plus all the rest; how you'll really know a trade deal is close.