Asia updates...
Happy anniversary, yuan devaluation. This time last year you rocked our worlds. To celebrate, a stronger fix- 6.6255, most since June 23rd.
PBoC Fixes Yuan Reference Rate At 6.6255 (prev 6.6530)
CFETS celebrates 8/11 anniversary by Fixing CNY 275 pips higher!
6.2298 on August 11th #Yuanniversary #NeverForget
BANK OF KOREA LEAVES KEY INTEREST RATE AT 1.25% AS FORECAST
SINGAPORE 2Q GDP GROWS ANNUALIZED 0.3% Q/Q; EST. 0.8% GAIN
Market & Market Moving News...
So much for latest production cut freeze rumor - mongering attempts. Oman nor even bothering to attend Sept meeting.
Oil prices took a hit after data showed a climb in inventories http://on.mktw.net/2aMg6wD
Inverse Nymex ramp: NYMEX SEPT. WTI CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $41.71 A BARREL
Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner
Traders Stunned As Stocks Fail To Reach Record Highs, Bonds & Bullion Bid http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-10/traders-stunned-stocks-fail-reach-record-highs-bonds-bullion-bid …
Frontrunning: August 10
All of a sudden , foreign buyers want US debt again...
Sweden also badly misses on Industrial Production data.
French Manufacturing Production well short of expectations..
French Industrial Production (MoM) Jun: -0.80% (est 0.10%; prev -0.50%)
-Industrial Production (YoY) Jun: -1.30% (est -0.40%; prev 0.50%)
Refugee Items
Slovenia said it wasn't certain that the migrants had entered Austria from its territory, & the 22 were sent to an Austrian reception centre
The 22 found at the Karavanke border crossing are aged 16 to 26 & from Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan & Syria
EU, Turkey can still save migrant deal, says Turkish envoy http://dlvr.it/M0gxHb
Migrants who reached Cyprus apply for asylum http://dlvr.it/M0f8C2
It identified one of them as 'terror' suspect Muhamed Tutmić, while the other two were believed to be Adem Karamuja & Jasmin Batanović
#Bosnia police hunting three 'armed & dangerous' Islamists wanted for fighting for 'Islamic State' in Syria: report
Greece In Focus....
Gov’t seeks to shift focus amid hail of criticism http://dlvr.it/M0kZ0l
Cosco completes Piraeus port takeover http://dlvr.it/M0lSjh
Last-minute reservations support 2016 target of +6% in #Greece int'l tourist arrivals, @setegreece says. #tourism
Jul arrivals at #Greece main airports:
Athens +10%
Santorini +16.1
Corfu +14.7
Herakleion +12.7
Rhodes +11.6
Kos -13
Neg growth rates in #Greece int'l arrivals at:
Kos -13% in Jul, -15.9% in 7-mon
Samos -16.3%, -29.7%
Mytilene -62%, -62.7%
#RefugeeCrisis
Greek PM Calls on Europe to Ease Greek Debt as Did for Germany in 1953 http://dlvr.it/M0TwQM #Greece
Turkey Items For Wednesday.....
Two Turkish attaches in Athens ‘go missing’ http://bit.ly/2aZ8ynj
Turkey & Iran trade increases 30 % , since sanctions lifted. Geopolitical improvement in relations seems in cards.
UPDATE: Two civilians killed, 50 wounded in attack in Mardin's Kızıltepe http://bit.ly/2b6DW4c
UPDATE: Four civilians killed, four police officers wounded in Diyarbakır attack: DHA http://bit.ly/2b6DW4c
Turkey establishes direct contact line with Russia over Syria http://xhne.ws/RSlYr
Minister Tüfenkçi says around 200-250 companies owned by Gülenists will be shut down: http://www.milatgazetesi.com/feto-nun-sirketlerinin-tamami-kapatilacak-haber-91805 …
Odds & Ends....
German MEPs threaten financial sanctions - cutting off EU funds against Poland , Hungary and "other countries ."
Police stopped knife wielder before anyone was hurt , suspect not killed. Good police work.
Wikileaks offers 25k reward for information leading to conviction of killer of Seth Rich-was he Wikileaks's source ?
#Libya BREAKING: Libyan forces say captured IS HQ in Sirte (AP)
#Libya HQ of Libyan forces attacking Sirte says key objective Ouagadougou captured from IS.
News Update: Remnants of #ISIS militants are now hiding in residential areas 1 and 3 and some parts in area 2
Rivera Satisfied, Rajoy In No Rush After Meeting
https://www.thespainreport.com/articles/831-160810135544-rivera-satisfied-rajoy-in-no-rush-after-meeting …
Bitfinex history...
Key update concerning resumption of trading for all currencies, resumption of deposits & withdrawals.
Dawlat Khan says he is one of 50,000 workers who haven't been paid by Saudi Oger for at 8 months. "Our dream has turned into a nightmare."
While generally off front burner of business news-UK property fund still largely suspended , Aviva for a/o 8 months.
Ikata nuclear reactor to restart on Friday morning
With the new @business poll added to RCP average, Clinton leads Trump by 7.7% http://bit.ly/1foXXRS
Gunfire directed at Olympic bus causes some injuries, of greater concern was reaction and responses to the gunfire.
ZEW finds Deutsche Bank has a capital gap of 19 BN ( more than DB's market cap.) Nationalization the endgame ?
Bitcoin seems to be filling a void and serving a useful purpose in Venezuela.
BOJ DRAFT OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIES OIL PRICE FALLS, SALES TAX HIKE AS FACTORS HAMPERING ACHIEVEMENT OF PRICE TARGET-SOURCES
EXCLUSIVE-BOJ UNLIKELY TO TAPER QQE FROM FINDINGS FROM ASSESSMENT, THOUGH NO CONSENSUS YET ON HOW IT AFFECTS MONETARY POLICY-SOURCES
State Department and Clinton Foundation questions raised in new emails released...
The WOW chart of the day. #Japan total debt rises to ¥1,053.5tn at end-June near record despite ultra low yields.
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