Macro Events & News
FX News Today
The 20-year Treasury yields are down -1.3 bp at 2.814%, as the sell off in stock markets, continued during the Asian session. – Topix and Nikkei are down -1.99% and -1.82% respectively.
Dovish RBA minutes: No strong case for a change in monetary policy.
China’s President Xi Jinping offered no fresh stimulus plans or a further opening of the economy in his keynote speech to mark 40-years of Chinese reforms.
Concerns raises over the outlook for Chinese and World Growth amid ongoing trade tensions weighed on sentiment.
US stock futures are slightly higher though as the Fed decision comes into view with Powell expected to confirm that the central bank will switch from autopilot to data dependency on rate hikes after the widely expected move this week.
USA500 closed at the lowest level in 14 months.
Oil prices declined and the WTI future fell back to $48.93 per barrel, as risk of demand destruction hits prices.
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Main Macro Events Today
German Ifo Business Climate – Expectations – to fall back to 101.7 from 102.0 in November, with the expectations reading in particular under pressure. The manufacturing sector looking shaky again amid fresh challenges for the automobile sector, which continues to struggle with emissions standards and the lingering diesel scandal, which has considerably undermined confidence, especially in Germany where consumers are facing driving bans without compensation from producers.
US housing starts – Expectations – They are estimated slipping 0.2% to a 1.225 mln pace in November, after a 1.5% gain to 1.228 mln in October.
Canadian Manufacturing shipments – Expectations – They are expected to rise 0.5% in October after the 0.2% gain in September.
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Having completed her five-year-long studies in the UK, Andria Pichidi has been awarded a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bath and a MSc degree in Mathematics, while she holds a postgraduate diploma (PGdip) in
