In addition to food and climate change, G7 central bankers and finance ministers will address the international financial situation this weekend. Free trade and currencies will also be discussed, according to a Canadian finance official quoted by Reuters.

The markets continue to deteriorate with the major US indexes down over 4%. EUR/USD trades at 1.2890. Congestion lies down at 1.2880, where central bank bids were spotted earlier in the session. Stops are seen at 1.2870/75.