Welcome to edition 228 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying increased last week with insiders buying $63.4 million of stock compared to $56.48 million in the week prior.

Cheap oil prices and the economic prosperity they bring can make politicians and investors look smarter than they are.

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.21%) this morning fell back from a 1-week high in overnight trade and are down -0.15% and European stocks slipped-0.09%.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.26%) this morning are up +0.27% at a 2-week high and European stocks are up +0.94% at a 1-week high.

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.18%) this morning are trading slightly higher by +0.18% on support from today's +0.63% rally in the Euro Stoxx 50 index and a further +0.2% upward rebound in Russian stocks.

Overnight markets have shaken off the mixed US earnings tape to trade higher across credit, FX and equities. The major mover during the Asian timezone is the AUD, which is about 0.4% firmer against the greenback following the Australian CPI print which rose to +3.0% YoY.