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- FX Week Ahead: BOC on Wednesday, ECB on Thursday, Q4’18 US GDP on Friday October 19, 2018Two central bank rate decisions and a slew of important US economic data culminating in the Q4’18 US GDP report on Friday should keep traders busy all week.Christopher Vecchio, CFA
- S&P 500, Dow Volatility Reflected in Deadlocked ETF Flows October 19, 2018This week saw deadlocked fund flows as investors assessed differing fundamental themes.Peter Hanks
- British Pound Rates Rise Across the Board on Irish Border Brexit Progress October 19, 2018After a disappointing EU-UK summit earlier this week, news that the UK is dropping a key demand has sparked hopes of a Brexit breakthrough.Christopher Vecchio, CFA
- GBP/JPY Price Outlook: British Pound Vulnerable Below This Level October 19, 2018A break below the monthly opening-range has taken price into daily confluence support. Here are the targets & invalidation levels that matter on the GBP/JPY charts.Michael Boutros
- US Dollar Softens at Resistance as Dow, S&P Attempt to Stabilize October 19, 2018The US Dollar posed a support to resistance run in the middle of this week, but that topside move is softening after prices encountered a big resistance level.James Stanley
- DXY Index Hovers Below October Highs; USD/CAD at Six-Week High October 19, 2018The US Dollar is set to close out the week near its highs for the month.Christopher Vecchio, CFA
- CAD Slumps on CPI, AUD Rises Despite Slowing China - US Market Open October 19, 2018The Canadian Dollar slumped to the lowest level against the greenback in 6-weeks after a larger than expected drop in CPI and retail sales data.Justin McQueen
- Lackluster Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI) to Fuel USD/CAD Strength October 19, 2018Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) may do little to curb the recent strength in USD/CAD as the headline reading is expected to slow to 2.7% from 2.8% per annum in August.David Song
- USD Strength: Is a Strong Currency Good or Bad? October 19, 2018Politicians like to argue a strong currency is a vote of confidence in them. Economists say ‘it depends’. For traders, what really matters is the impact on other currencies and assets.Martin Essex, MSTA
- Yen, Franc and US Dollar Fall in Cheery Markets. Will This Last? October 19, 2018The Yen, Franc and US Dollar may fall further as the markets’ mood turns cheery in the final hours of the trading week. Optimism may prove fleeting however.Ilya Spivak
China News
- Wealth managers UBS and Julius Baer restrict travel to China after Singapore banker is detained October 19, 2018Two large global wealth managers have imposed restrictions on staff travel to China after a UBS Group AG employee was detained, underlining the challenges of capturing business in a country where fortunes are growing the fastest on the planet. UBS has asked some bankers not to travel to China after the incident, according to people […]Bloomberg
- Trump strikes a blow in US-China struggle with Build Act to contain Xi’s Belt and Road October 19, 2018Democrats and Republicans in the United States may be deeply divided on almost every aspect of President Donald Trump’s inconsistent foreign policy, but on one issue they are in unison: China’s US$1.1 trillion “Belt and Road Initiative” must be contained. That rare spirit of bipartisanship was clearly evident this month with the passing of the […]Bhavan Jaipragas
- Detained Interpol chief Meng Hongwei’s wife says ‘everybody in China is at risk’, as she refuses to meet Beijing officials alone October 19, 2018The wife of the former Interpol president who is being detained in China on bribery charges says she has been contacted by Chinese diplomats, who have told her they have a letter from him for her. Grace Meng said, however, that she would only agree to meet Chinese officials if a lawyer and reporters were […]Associated Press
- Is Chinese capitalism in crisis, as stock market rout drives private companies into the state’s arms? October 19, 2018China’s private enterprises, not even middle-aged in their experiment with capitalism, are rushing back into the government’s arms for financial succour, as the country’s worst stock market rout in three years has starved more and more companies of cash. At least 32 companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses sold controlling stakes to the […]Laura He, Zhang Shidong
- China strikes upbeat note on growth despite slowdown October 19, 2018Liu He seeks to bolster confidence in reform programme after GDP figures are released
- The Marco Polo market — from Italy to China and back October 19, 2018Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets
- Mike Pompeo warns Panama and other nations about accepting China’s ‘belt and road’ loans October 19, 2018US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has issued a warning to Panama and other nations in the region about the potential dangers of accepting Chinese investment, as Beijing expands its development projects to increasingly distant corners of the world. “When China comes calling, it’s not always to the good of your citizens,” Pompeo said on […]Owen Churchill, US correspondent
- US court keeping accused Chinese spy jailed over use of alias ahead of pretrial hearings October 19, 2018A US federal court is keeping an alleged Chinese spy in jail ahead of pretrial hearings because the defendant is sticking to what federal prosecutors say is a false alias. US Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman of the district of Southern Ohio said the defendant, Xu Yanjun, “provided a background that is in contrast to the […]Robert Delaney, US bureau chief
- Chill and fear in classroom as students are recruited to report teachers with ‘radical’ opinions October 19, 2018Outspoken teachers are treading on thin ice as a battle over political ideology intensifies on mainland Chinese campuses where students are being mobilised to monitor and report “radical” political views. In the past three months, several professors and schoolteachers have been sacked or disciplined for “out of line” opinions. The firings have raised concerns among […]Mimi Lau, Guo Rui
- Why Did Xi Jinping Visit Manchuria? October 19, 2018The region is both central to Chinese history and all-too-often overlooked by Chinese governments.Shannon
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