In this soft-spoken episode of The Gentle Ledger, we drift through Monday, July 14th, 2025, exploring how U.S. stocks hovered near record highs despite fresh tariff threats from Washington. We gently unpack steady Treasury yields, cautious remarks from the Fed, and mixed moves across Asia. We’ll also touch on rising oil and gold prices, Bitcoin’s surge to new all-time highs during “Crypto Week,” and preview tomorrow’s key CPI data and bank earnings that could quietly steer markets.