Dollar Slides to Five-Week Low as Asian Stocks Struggle and Markets Bet on Fed Rate Cut 
Australia’s Economic Growth Slows in Q3 Despite Strong Investment Activity 
Dollar Holds Steady as Markets Shift Focus to 2026 Rate Cut Expectations 
Asian Currencies Steady as Rupee Hits Record Low Amid Fed Rate Cut Bets 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
China Urged to Prioritize Economy Over Territorial Ambitions, Says Taiwan’s President Lai 
Europe Confronts Rising Competitive Pressure as China Accelerates Export-Led Growth 
Asian Markets Mixed as Fed Rate Cut Bets Grow and Japan’s Nikkei Leads Gains 
Asia’s IPO Market Set for Strong Growth as China and India Drive Investor Diversification 
Asian Markets Mixed as RBI Cuts Rates and BOJ Signals Possible Hike 
The United Kingdom’s gilts gained during European trading hours Wednesday ahead of the country’s manufacturing PMI for the month of October amid ongoing Brexit hassles and extension of divorce deadline to January 31, 2020.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilts, slipped 1 basis point to 0.698 percent, the 30-year yield suffered nearly 2 basis points to 1.222 percent and the yield on the short-term 2-year also edged nearly 1-1/2 basis points down to 0.530 percent by 12:00GMT.
UK MPs voted yesterday in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bill calling for an early election on December 12. Amidst this, activity in financial markets was relatively muted earlier today, ahead of the release of the US Q3 GDP advance estimate and the FOMC’s policy decision, Eurobank Economic Analysis & Financial Markets Research reported.
Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 remained flat at 7,311.70 by 12:05GMT.
