Equities Mixed on Caution ahead of Central Bank Updates
Commodities market mood turned sour across the globe on fading trade deal optimism and caution surrounding central bank updates.
October 2019
Commodities market mood turned sour across the globe on fading trade deal optimism and caution surrounding central bank updates.
Asian equity indices ended lower today as traders expect a 25 bps cut from the Fed to protect the economy from slowing growth and trade war effects.
The latest and largest initiative is Libra, which has gained much attention in the media and financial sectors and from authorities and politicians.
The Bank of Russia has updated the calendar of key monetary policy meetings and events for 2020. Following these, Governor will hold a press conference.
The forex market is likely to continue trading within familiar price levels as USD continues to grow stronger ahead of the FOMC meeting.
In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin consolidates around 9,400. Its momentum is bullish, and the cryptocurrency trades higher today at 9,425.
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Five federal agencies proposed to change swap margin rules to facilitate implementation of prudent risk management strategies at certain banks and swap entities.
Asian indices ended higher during the first trading session of the day as traders increased their bets that the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 bps.
Climate Crisis Opening remarks by Dr Sabine Mauderer, Member, Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the meeting, Washington DC, 17 October 2019.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.