Wall Street opens at record after Abe election win (news: 23/10/17)

Today's press

• Wall Street opens at record after Abe election win

  (Reuters) - The three major Wall Street indexes opened at record highs on Monday as investors cheered the continuation of Abenomics following the Japanese ruling party’s emphatic win in the weekend polls.

• Big money stays away from booming bitcoin

  LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin is booming, digital currency hedge funds are sprouting at the rate of two a week and the value of all cryptocurrencies has surged tenfold this year to more than $170 billion.

• Canadian Wholesale Sales Edge Forward

  Investing.com - Canadian wholesale sales inched forward in August, official data showed on Monday.

• Oil prices to rise above $60 on tightening supply, strong demand

  Oil prices rose on Monday over supply concerns in the Middle East and as the U.S. market showed further signs of tightening while demand in Asia keeps rising.

• Kazakhstan Following Russia's Lead with Own Cryptocurrency

  Kazakhstan has become the latest country to show an intention of creating its own fiat-based digital asset, following in the footsteps of its former Soviet handlers, Russia.