Global Markets:
- Asian stock markets: Nikkei fell 0.85 %, Shanghai Composite down 0.50 %, Hang Seng lost 0.40 %, ASX gained 0.05 %
- Commodities: Gold at $1171.90 (-0.95 %), Silver at $15.88 (-1.40 %), WTI Oil at $47.50 (-0.50 %), Brent Oil at $50.20 (-0.50 %)
- Rates: US 10 year yield at 2.03, UK 10 year yield at 1.80, German 10 year yield at 0.58
News & Data:
- China GDP (YoY) Q3: 6.9% (exp 6.8% prev 7.0%)
- China GDP SA (QoQ) Q3: 1.8% (exp 1.8% prev rev 1.8%)
- China Industrial Production (YoY) Sep: 5.7% (exp 6.0% prev 6.1%)
- China Industrial Production YtD (YoY) Sep: 6.2% (exp 6.3% prev 6.3%)
- China Retail Sales (YoY) Sep: 10.9% (exp 10.8% prev 10.8%)
- China Retail Sales YtD (YoY) Sep: 10.5% (exp 10.5% prev 10.5%)
CFTC Positioning Data:
- EUR short 81K vs. 89K short prior week
- GBP short 8K vs. 4K short prior week
- JPY short 14K vs. 18K short prior week
- CAD short 34K vs. 35 K short prior week
- CHF short 2K vs. 4K short prior week
- AUD short 34K vs 41K short prior week
- NZD long 1K vs. 1K short prior week
Upcoming Events:
- 15:00 BST – FOMC Member Brainard speaks
- 15:00 BST – US NAHB Housing Market Index
The Week Ahead (Key Data & Events):
Tuesday, October 20th
- 01:30 BST – RBA Meeting Minutes
- 07:00 BST – German PPI
- 11:00 BST – Bank of England Governor Carney speaks
- 13:30 BST – US Building Permits
- 13:30 BST – US Housing Starts
- 14:00 BST – FOMC Member Dudley speaks
- 14:15 BST – FOMC Member Powell speaks
- 16:00 BST – Fed Chair Yellen speaks
Wednesday, October 21th
- 00:50 BST – Japanese Trade Balance
- 15:00 BST – Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision
- 15:00 BST – Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Statement
- 16:15 BST – Bank of Canada Governor Poloz speaks
- 18:00 BST – Bank of England Governor Carney speaks
Thursday, October 22th
- 09:30 BST – UK Retail Sales
- 12:45 BST – ECB Interest Rate Decision
- 13:30 BST – US Initial Jobless Claims
- 13:30 BST – Canadian Retail Sales
- 13:30 BST – ECB Press Conference
- 14:00 BST – US House Price Index
- 15:00 BST – US CB Leading Index
- 15:00 BST – US Existing Home Sales
Friday, October 23th
- 02:45 BST – Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI
- 08:00 BST – French Services PMI
- 08:00 BST – French Manufacturing PMI
- 08:30 BST – German Services PMI
- 08:30 BST – German Manufacturing PMI
- 09:00 BST – Euro Zone Services PMI
- 09:00 BST – Euro Zone Manufacturing PMI
- 13:30 BST – Canadian CPI
- 14:45 BST – US Manufacturing PMI
