Asian Stocks Slide as AI Spending Fears and Global Central Bank Decisions Weigh on Markets 
Oil Prices Climb on Venezuela Blockade, Russia Sanctions Fears, and Supply Risks 
New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves 
South Korea Warns Weak Won Could Push Inflation Higher in 2025 
Singapore Growth Outlook Brightens for 2025 as Economists Flag AI and Geopolitical Risks 
Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns 
BoE Set to Cut Rates as UK Inflation Slows, but Further Easing Likely Limited 
Trump Defends Economic Record in North Carolina as Midterm Election Pressure Mounts 
Russia Stocks End Flat as Energy Shares Support MOEX Index 
U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Tech Rally Offsets Consumer Weakness 
Austan Goolsbee Signals Potential for More Fed Rate Cuts as Inflation Shows Improvement 
U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher as Micron Earnings Boost AI Sentiment Ahead of CPI Data 
Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Japan: Labor cash earnings rose 0.2 percent in September.
- Australia: ANZ job advertisement rose 1 percent in October.
Upcoming:
- Germany: Factory orders report for September will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- Spain: Industrial output for September will be reported at 8:00 GMT.
- Switzerland: FX reserve for October will be reported at 8:00 GMT, followed by consumer price inflation at 8:15 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Halifax house prices for October will be released at 8:30 GMT, followed by BRC retail sales report at 23:50 GMT.
- Eurozone: Sentix investor confidence report for November will be released at 9:30 GMT, followed by Retail sales report for September at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: LMCI will be published at 14:00 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 16:30 GMT.
