Currencies
September FOMC - Analysts react
"The second surprise was that a number of the longer-run dots fell such that, now, 9 of 15 participants think the longer-run policy rate is below 3. 00%. In fact,5 of 15 now think the longer-run policy rate is at 2. 5% or lower. Contrast this with the June dot-plot where only 6 of 15 participants saw the longer-run policy rate below 3. 00%. This wholesale revision lower to the longer-run dots is the reason the 2s30s yield curve flattened so much in the wake of the headlines.
Federal Reserve to start taper in October, nudges rate forecast lower
America's central bank has stuck to script - or almost - announcing it will begin to taper the size of its balance sheet next month while keeping the target for its main policy interest rate unchanged at between 1. 0% and 1. 25%.
FX round-up: Currencies steady ahead of Fed statement
Currency markets were steady on Wednesday ahead of a key speech from the US Fed.
Higher imports, domestic output boost US oil stockpiles, DoE says
US oil inventories jumped last week even as rising imports offset a partial recovery at the country's refineries.
US existing home sales unexpectedly drop in August
Sales of US existing homes unexpectedly fell in August, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
Rationale for asset purchases now gone, ECB's Knot says
The stronger euro reflects the relative strength and stability of the single currency bloc's economy, a top European Central bank official said.
Bank risks policy mistake by hiking in November, Credit Suisse says
Credit Suisse changed its rate call for the Bank of England to a hike in November, adding that it would be a 'one-off' and was likely to be a "big" policy mistake.
JP Morgan lowers 2018 EPS estimate for BAE on Sterling, Saudi headwind
Analysts at JP Morgan pared their 2018 earnings per share estimate for BAE Systems again, telling clients they believed they had underestimated the headwind from the end of Eurofighter deliveries to Saudi Arabia and to account for another leg up in Sterling.
Theresa May preparing €20bn Brexit bill offer - reports
Theresa May is preparing to offer the EU €20bn to settle a post-Brexit divorce bill with the bloc, according to reports ahead of the Prime Minister's speech in Florence on Friday.
German factory gate inflation subdued outside of energy in August
German factory gate prices edged past forecasts last month amid broad-based gains, led by energy cost pressures.
Donald Trump accused of 'hate speech' in UN address
Donald Trump was denounced by several member nations after his first major speech at the United Nations.
Theresa May to tell technology companies to go 'further and faster' in battling extremism
As part of her United Nations address on Wednesday, Theresa May was set to urge technology companies to go "further and faster" with their efforts to remove extremist content from the internet.
Spanish police arrest Catalan officials ahead of independence vote
Police in Spain have arrested 12 Catalan officials and stormed several ministries in the region in a major crackdown ahead of a new independence vote on 1 October.
OECD upgrades eurozone and China growth forecasts; UK and US unchanged
Forecasts for growth of the eurozone and China have been upgraded by the OECD, as global growth increases this year and next.
More than 200 dead as earthquake pummels Mexico
Central Mexico has been struck by a massive earthquake which has left more than 200 people dead in the country.