Global Markets:
- Asian stock markets: Nikkei up 1.20 %, Hang Seng and ASX both rose 1.80 %
- Commodities: Gold at $1136.90 (+0.05 %), Silver at $15.24 (-0.20 %), WTI Oil at $45.68 (+0.30 %), Brent Oil at $48.30 (+0.20 %)
- Rates: US 10 year yield at 1.98, UK 10 year yield at 1.71, German 10 year yield at 0.52
News & Data:
- Japan Nikkei Services PMI (Sep): 51.4 (prev 53.7),
- Japan Nikkei Composite PMI (Sep): 51.2 (prev 52.9)
- Australia TD Securities Inflation (MoM) Sep: 0.3% (prev 0.1%)
- Australia AiG PSI (Sep): 52.3 (prev 55.6)
- Singapore Services PMI (Sep): 51.4 (prev 50.8)
- World Bank Cuts China Growth Forecast: – 2015: 6.9% (prev 7.1%) – 2016: 6.7% (prev 7.0%)
- Saudi Aramco Cuts Crude Pricing To Asia & US Amid Weak Demand — BBG
- Norwegian PM Solberg: Currency Woes Threatening Norwegian Economy — Gulf News
CFTC Positioning Data:
- EUR short 88K vs 81K short prior week
- GBP short 2K vs. 1K long prior week
- JPY short 22K vs 24K short prior week
- CAD short 42K vs 38K short prior week
- CHF short 3K vs 2k short prior week
- AUD short 49K vs. 53K short prior week
- NZD short 3K vs. 4K short prior week
Upcoming Events:
- 08:45 BST – Italian Services PMI
- 08:50 BST – French Services PMI
- 08:55 BST – German Services PMI
- 09:00 BST – Euro Zone Services PMI
- 09:30 BST – UK Services PMI
- 10:00 BST – Euro Zone Retail Sales
- 14:45 BST – US Services PMI
- 15:00 BST – US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI
The Week Ahead (Key Events).
Tuesday, October 06th
- 04:30 BST – RBA Rate Decision
- 08:15 BST – Swiss CPI
- 15:00 BST – Canadian Ivey PMI
- 18:00 BST – ECB President Draghi speaks
Wednesday, October 07th
- 07:00 BST – German Industrial Production
- 09:30 BST – UK Industrial Production
- 09:30 BST – UK Manufacturing Production
- 13:30 BST – Canadian Building Permits
Thursday, October 08th
- 02:45 BST – Chinese Caixin Services PMI
- 12:00 BST – Bank of England Rate Decision
- 12:30 BST – ECB Meeting Minutes
- 13:30 BST – US Initial Jobless Claims
- 19:00 BST – Bank of England Governor Carney speaks
- 19:00 BST – FOMC Meeting Minutes
Friday, October 09th
- 13:30 BST – Canadian Employment Change
- 13:30 BST – Canadian Unemployment Rate
