Today's press
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U.S. consumer spending grows at fastest pace since 2009, savings drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending recorded its biggest increase in more than eight years in September, likely as households in Texas and Florida replaced flood-damaged motor vehicles, but underlying inflation remained muted.
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Sterling strengthens as traders bet on first BoE hike in a decade
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s pound strengthened against the dollar on Monday, as traders geared up for a Bank of England policy meeting later in the week that they expect will produce the first increase in interest rates in more than a decade.
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Soft German inflation backs up ECB slow tapering
BERLIN (Reuters) - German annual inflation slowed in October and remained below the European Central Bank's target, data showed on Monday, lending support to the bank's decision to withdraw monetary stimulus only slowly.
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$6,300: Bitcoin Price Hits Record High
Just over a week after pushing past the $6,000-mark for the first time, the world's first cryptocurrency rose to a high of $6,306.58 on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index at 20:30 UTC today. The previous all-time high of $6,183 was set on October 21st and held for just eight days.
Next trading day's important events
- 05:00 (GMT 3) BoJ Interest Rate Decision
- 09:30 (GMT 3) BoJ Press Conference
- 13:00 (GMT 3) Eurozone - Gross Domestic Product s.a. (YoY) (Q3)
- 13:00 (GMT 3) Eurozone - Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Oct)
- 22:30 (GMT 3) BoC Governor Poloz Speech
Forex quotes:
- USDJPY: 113.45
- EURUSD: 1.1614
Indices:
- S&P 500: 2577.82
- NASDAQ: 6709.28