I posted earlier on:
And what was coming up today on the data calendar:
On rates, we are barely changed from earlier, there has been little to move currencies. Its past 9am in Tokyo and past 8am in Singapore and Hong Kong. If there is going to be any activity in Asia today it'll be from now
On the eco calendar, what was on it has been and gone, some NZ and UK data
- New Zealand services PMI for August: 53.2 (prior 55.1)
- More UK: BCC downgrades 2018 GDP growth forecast to 1.1% (from 1.3% previously)
- UK consumer spending higher says Visa, fastest growth since January this year
News and info from today and the weekend so far:
- Leveraged funds, real money FX positioning
- Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is "doing a very good job" says Gove
- AUD traders - what's coming up in Australia this week, mainly from the RBA
- Deutsche Bank to shift assets out of London, shrink UK operations after Brexit
- Brexit - BJ says its a car crash. Tesla's Musk says he'll fix a car crash in one hour.
- Trade ideas thread - Monday 17 September 2018
- Weekend oil - Russia and Saudi pledge to continue working toward cooperation
- Nafta update - No talks Monday in Washington between Freeland and Lighthizer
- WSJ reports that China may not talk on trade if more US tariffs are imposed
- Bundesbank head (and ECB board member) Weidmann says can't prevent crashes
- Former Fed Chair Yellen says keep rates lower for longer, let the economy rip
- Sources: Trump to announce $200B of tariffs as early as Monday: WSJ
- Key events/releases in the new trading week
- Trading strategies: trading risk events
- The greater the story, the greater the bubble
