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When you throw pebbles in a pond, you get splashes and ripples, but drop a huge rock, you create a mini Tsunami. Similarly Geo-political turmoil, are potent enough to create tsunamis in financial markets, even if its for the short run. It has in the past, and it will in the future. De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia-US tensions, Turkey-Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists leaders such as Modi in India, Trump in United States, bin-Salman in Middle East, the Geo-Political unease hasn't been this tense in decades, so as a market participant you can never care less than ever.

Global Geopolitics Series

As China prepares for its Communist Party congress, what will it mean for the rest of the world?

Oct 10, 2017 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Of Chinese President Xi Jinpings many achievements in his time in office about which much will be made in the official propaganda one of the most surprising was the more confident and assertive approach to foreign policy...

Global Geopolitics Series

Profile: Japan's controversial, shrewd and ambitious Shinzo Abe

Oct 08, 2017 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe campaigns in a snap election, he looks set to enter into an unprecedented third term in office, and become Japans longest serving postwar prime minister. So who is he? What is the...

Global Geopolitics Series

World War Three is being waged in cyberspace

Oct 05, 2017 03:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

My introduction to advanced communication technology (i.e. the Internet and World Wide Web) came in 1999. Having grown up in the two-channel universe of the 1960s and 70s, I was agog at the power it represented. The...

Global Geopolitics Series

China's leverage over 'Rocket Man' is key to avoiding nuclear war in East Asia

Sep 25, 2017 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also trading personal insults. Most recently, Trump blasted the Rocket Man in his inaugural speech to...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Key updates from across the world

Sep 25, 2017 12:00 pm UTC| Commentary

Russia-U.S.- North Korea: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that he believes that the United States will not strike North Korea like they did in the case of Iraq as they surely know that North Korea possesses...

Global Geopolitics Series

Will North Korea sell its nuclear technology?

Sep 25, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

Earlier this month CIA Director Mike Pompeo suggested the North Koreans have a long history of being proliferators and sharing their knowledge, their technology, their capacities around the world. My research has shown...

Global Geopolitics Series

Europe is training military forces in weak states – and that's seriously risky

Sep 25, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Insights & Views

Within hours of the death of Guineas president in 2008, four officers trained by the German military launched a coup détat. Led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, who proudly wore the red beret and insignia of a German...

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Economy

UK gilts slump after wage growth remains upbeat in August; investors await September retail sales

The UK gilts slumped Wednesday after the countrys wage growth remained upbeat during the month of August, adding to riskier sentiments among the investors. Further, investors now wait to watch the countrys retail sales for...

FxWirePro: UK unemployment report preview

The UK continues to suffer political trouble since the last election, where Prime Minister Theresa Mays Conservative Party fell short of an outright majority in the Parliament and is being forced to govern a minority...

EUR/PLN likely to witness further downside over near-term, says Commerzbank

The EUR/PLN currency pair is expected to witness further downside risks over the near-term, driven by concerns about accelerating inflation and possible rate hikes next year, according to the latest report from...

New Zealand bonds jump at close after dairy prices decline for second straight month

The New Zealand bonds jumped at the time of closing Wednesday after Global dairy prices slumped for the second time in a row at an auction held early on Wednesday, suggesting an earlier rally was running out of steam....

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 18th October 2017

Not many economic data and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated. Upcoming: Eurozone: ECB President Mario Draghi is set to deliver a speech at 8:10 GMT. August construction...

Politics

As China prepares for its Communist Party congress, what will it mean for the rest of the world?

Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms

In the immediate aftermath of the October 2 Las Vegas massacre the USs 273rd mass shooting in 2017 alone it seems neither President Donald Trump nor his Republican colleagues will entertain a review of current gun...

Trump speaks at the UN: 5 takeaways

It is a short distance from Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue to the United Nations headquarters on First Avenue, but these are different worlds. Donald Trumps native world is one of unilateralism and competition, with more than...

Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office – but it won't be an easy one

Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties most notably the far right her fourth term will probably be an eventful one in ways she would not wish...

US under Trump Series: President Trump signs new travel ban with additional countries as old one expires

President Trump has signed a new executive order travel ban that was first initiated on the very first week after his inauguration and created quite a furore not only within the United States but around the world too. The...

Science

New Treatment For Blindness Gets FDA Panel Recommendation, First Of Its Kind

Providing hope to thousands of people suffering from hereditary blindness, advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration just gave a critical recommendation to a new type of treatment. Using gene therapy, the treatment...

VP Mike Pence Heads NASA’s Revived Moon Council, SpaceX To Do The Heavy Lifting

After months of hinting that a Lunar mission is in the works, US vice-president Mike Pence announced via The Wall Street Journal op-ed that NASA would be sending humans to the moon. The article was published just before...

Scientists Makes Hydrogen Fuel Production Cheaper With Seawater And New Nanomaterial

Solar and wind energy might be the renewable resources that are growing in popularity, but hydrogen fuel has proven to be incredibly reliable and powerful as well. Now, a University of Central Florida (UCF) scientist has...

Ikea Now Has Indoor Vertical Farm, Huge Potential For Solar Partnership

With the worlds climate constantly becoming hotter by the year, industries such as farming are going to experience massive problems such as drought and daylight heat thats too much for plants to handle. Thats why products...

Genome editing of human embryos broadens ethics discussions

For several years, scientists have experimented on human embryos with a powerful genome editing tool called CRISPR to see if they could correct genetic errors or reduce the risk of disease. In September, Kathy Niakan at...

Technology

EA Axes Yet Another Studio, Shuts Down Dead Space Developer

Entertainment Arts (EA) has earned a reputation for buying video game studios and ruining them, and it seems it has done it again. This time, the victim is Visceral Games, the studio behind the Dead Space series. EA just...

Google AI Creates Better AI Than What Humans Can Develop

Just to prove that practically no one is safe from being replaced by robots, Google recently revealed that its AutoML project has created another artificial intelligence thats even better than what humans can make. The...

CD Projekt Red Addresses Ex-Employee Complaints Alleging Mistreatment Of Workers

The Polish video game company CD Projekt Red is known for running the digital distribution platform GOG.com and producing the massively popular The Witcher franchise. However, rumors of poor working conditions and...

Google Photos Can Now Recognize Pets, Much Better For Sorting

Tech companies have been able to recognize humans faces for years but now, Google just revealed that it can now recognize pets. Through Google Photos, pictures of pets can automatically be tagged as either dog or cat and...

Netflix Revenue Could Exceed $11B, To Spend $8B On Original Content In 2018

The movie streaming mega giant Netflix is on track to exceed expectations with regards to its revenue by racking up $11 billion. This is largely being attributed to the growth of faster internet access and the spread of...

Digital Currency

Former JP Morgan VP Dr Joseph Chen-Yu Wang joins blockchain startup Ambrosus

Mauritius-based SBM Group and SALT partner to collateralize blockchain assets

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx adds support for USDT

Law

Uber can't be ethical – its business model won't allow it

Japan FSA approves 11 firms as cryptocurrency exchange operators

Three steps Congress could take to help resolve the net neutrality debate – without legislating a fix

Life

The new atheists are not atheist enough

The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world

The end of the world is coming – just not this Saturday

Nature

Fine-particulate pollution: can we trust microsensor readings?

How hurricanes such as Irma and Maria can devastate the Caribbean marine environment

Q&A: how cities can recover from natural disasters

Sports

The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands

The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation

Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: EUR/USD Trade Idea

FxWirePro: GBP/USD declined slightly after lower UK wage growth, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: USD/CAD Double Top and Long legged Doji

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FEDERAL FUNDS FUTURES IMPLY TRADERS SEE 80 PCT CHANCE FED RAISING RATES AT DEC 12-13 MEETING - REUTERS DATA

U.S. INTEREST RATES FUTURES HOLD AT LOWER LEVELS AS FED'S BEIGE BOOK SHOWS MILD GROWTH, INFLATION IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH EARLY OCTOBER

US TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS DECREASE BY $450.30 MLN TO $128.16 BLN-IMONEYNET

US TAXABLE MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS INCREASE BY $12.79 BLN TO $2.586 TRLN-IMONEYNET

US MONEY MARKET FUND ASSETS INCREASE BY $12.34 BLN TO $2.714 TRLN IN LATEST WEEK-IMONEYNET

U.S. SENATOR THUNE, MEMBER OF SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, SAYS BIPARTISAN HEALTHCARE BILL MAY BE "STALLED," ITS FUTURE AN "OPEN QUESTION"

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS U.S. SHOULD NOT SUBSIDIZE PEOPLE IN COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY BY PROVIDING THEM PUBLIC BENEFITS

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS SUPPORTS HAVING A "MERIT-BASED" IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS SOMEONE WHO ENTERS THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY SHOULD NOT RECEIVE SAME FULL LEGAL STATUS GIVEN TO THOSE WHO ENTER LAWFULLY

EU'S TUSK SAYS WE NEED MORE CONCRETE PROPOSALS FROM BRITISH SIDE TO HAVE "SUFFICIENT PROGRESS" IN DEC

EU'S TUSK SAYS DOES NOT EXPECT ANY BREAKTHROUGH IN BREXIT TALKS ON THURSDAY

CANADA AUCTION OF C$3.200 BLN 2021 BOND BOCBOND YIELDS AVG 1.605 PCT

CANADA 0.750 PCT 2021 BOND AUCTION YIELD LOW 1.601 PCT,HIGH 1.607 PCT

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS RULES ON HOW WHITE HOUSE TALKS TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STAFF STILL IN EFFECT, REVIEWING WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS HAS NOT SEEN ANYTHING THAT WOULD INDICATE COLLUSION WITH RUSSIANS TO IMPACT CAMPAIGN

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS DOES NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER WALL WILL BE

ATTORNEY GENERAL SESSIONS SAYS WILLING TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO REFORM SENTENCING FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS

U.S. ECONOMY SEEN GROWING 2.7 PCT IN THIRD QUARTER, UNCHANGED FROM OCT 13 ESTIMATE - ATLANTA FED'S GDPNOW MODEL

TRUMP SAYS HE WON'T DO ANYTHING ON HEALTHCARE REFORM THAT WOULD ENRICH INSURANCE COMPANIES

SWITZERLAND SMI CLOSED AT 9,313.50, UP +0.47%

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR hovers around key support at 13.38 mark, South Africa’s CPI data in focus

Why craft beer is going corporate

FxWirePro: GBP/USD declined slightly after lower UK wage growth, good to sell on rallies

FxWirePro: EUR/USD forms head and shoulder pattern, good to sell on rallies

Euro area headline inflation remains unchanged at 1.5 pct y/y in September

FxWirePro: USD/INR back above 65.00 mark, stay bullish

FxWirePro: What risks to watch out for and rationale to stay short in EUR/PLN?

Americas roundup: Dollar up on talk Trump might pick policy hawk for Fed, Sterling sinks as rate-setters talk,Wall Street ends little changed, Oil falls as U.S. production offsets Iraq output concerns-October 17th 2017

FxWirePro: Cable’s intermediary upswings hampered by shooting star, major trend retrained below channel resistance – Tunnel spreads to speculate

Economics Monitor

October 18 14:30 UTC Released

BRForeign Exchange Flows*

Actual

1.261 Bln USD

Forecast

0.980 Bln USD

October 18 13:00 UTC Released

RUReal Wages YY

Actual

2.6 %

Forecast

3.9 %

3.7 %

October 18 23:50 UTC 330330m

JPForeign Bond Investment

Actual

Forecast

89.2 Bln JPY

October 18 23:50 UTC 330330m

JPForeign Invest JP Stock

Actual

Forecast

1235.3 Bln JPY

October 18 23:50 UTC 330330m

JPExports YY*

Actual

Forecast

14.9 %

18.1 %

October 18 23:50 UTC 330330m

JPImports YY*

Actual

Forecast

15.0 %

15.2 %

October 18 23:50 UTC 330330m

JPTrade Balance Total Yen*

Actual

Forecast

559.8 Bln JPY

113.6 Bln JPY

October 19 00:00 UTC 340340m

KRBank of Korea Base Rate*

Actual

Forecast

1.25 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 340340m

ID7-Day Reverse Repo*

Actual

Forecast

4.25 %

October 19 00:00 UTC 340340m

IDDeposit Facility Rate*

Actual

Forecast

3.50 %

3.5 %

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