Asia Updates.....
PBoC Fixes Yuan Reference Rate At 6.6543 (prev 6.6255)
July New Loan only 463.6 bln Yuan! Exp 825 bln. M2 only 10.2%!! Exp 11.0%...
A total disaster...
China July data:-
Ind Prod: 6.0% (exp 6.1, last 6.2)
Retail Sales 10.2% (exp 10.5 last 10.6)
Worse than expected...
Markets & Market Moving News....
Party like it's 1999. S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq hit records together for 1st time since 1999. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-10/oil-slump-clouds-asian-stock-outlook-as-kiwi-climbs-with-copper …
U.S. stocks climb to all-time highs thanks to jump in oil http://on.mktw.net/2bkFNmI
Oil closes near 3-week high as Saudis hint at plan to stabilize crude market http://on.mktw.net/2aEIYWc
And, to the surprise of #SaudiArabia, #Iran has lifted #oil output nearly 1m b/d year-on-year, while #Russia is doing better than expected
Whatever the truth re: #SaudiArabia minister comments (mistake or selective leak), one thing clear: Riyadh very nervous about #oil strategy
Saudis have been making various and sundry statements like this for months , but have actually done nothing.
Europe stocks erase Brexit losses. Stoxx600 recovery lagged those of FTSE, which recouped losses in just 4days (BBG)
Asia overnight , Europe this morning , Wall Street on deck.
Turkey News For Thursday......
Fwiw.
Tehran hosted top security meeting btw Erdogan,Assad officials recently. Another meeting to take place in the next few days.
Turkey's Ambassador to Moscow: "Ankara is not opposed to Assad's leadership of Syria during political transition."
Turkey detains journalists @sertac_amed @HasanAkbas_ @FiratTopal_ and Serpil Berk. Number of detained journalists rises to 82.
Fleeing Erdogan's purge , Military Attaches and diplomatic personnel read tea leaves and take protective actions.
Erdoğan announces end of nationwide protests after failed coup attempt http://bit.ly/2b0P8OW
At least 35,022 people have been detained in Turkey in the past three weeks on coup charges.
Turkey's foreign minister warned Turkey would consider leaving NATO if it does not come to its defense.
Around The Horn From Europe .....
Germany to ease deportations for migrant criminals http://dw.com/p/1JfrZ
Millions of @VW Group cars affected by keyless hack, say researchers http://dw.com/p/1Jgp5
I think this is a very hard sell , under present circumstances.
And how long before other banks - Germany and Elsewhere In EU , take the same action ?
#Ukraine Hryvnia drops as Nato says it's 'deeply concerned' by Eastern Ukraine violence.
The Limits of a Southern European Alliance. https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/limits-southern-european-alliance …
Migrant flows to Greek islands increase by 76%, after disputes between Ankara and Europe https://shar.es/1Z9mOp via @GreekReporter
Syria Items To Consider....
Nusra commander defects to ISIS with his battalion https://goo.gl/jqwiFI
Detailed Look at Clashes for Strategic #Ramouseh Roundabout in #Aleppo City (Maps, Photos) https://shar.es/1ZU1FP via @southfronteng
#Aleppo #حلب Military Situ Map
Heavy storm is coming,SW will witness tough days
HD version : http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f7c6/f6n7kyhjywsnwsxzg.jpg …
#Obama admin response via @clarissaward:
“The US repeatedly condemned indiscriminate bombing…”
[That’s not enough]
BREAKING: Minister: Turkey asks Russia to carry out joint operations against "common enemy" Islamic State in Syria.
Charles Lister 
Odds & Ends....
A third person has been arrested in the investigation into an alleged scam involving airside security passes at Heathrow Airport
Macy's says it expects loss of $1 billion in revenue loss from closure of 100 locations
Valeant May Face Over $1b Damages, Covenants at Risk: Mizuho
Another massive explosion at a chemical plant in China.
Ukraine and Russian tensions spiking again..
Brig. Gen. al-Ghasri says #Sirte likely to be completely liberated in next 2 days. #Libya
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/114386/ …
Just in from @jimsciutto: Secret Service official confirms to @CNN that agency has spoken to Trump campaign regarding 2nd Amendment comments
MORE: The campaign told US Secret Service that Trump did not intend to incite violence.
Death Toll=97 total
62 Lawyers
29 Civilians*
02 TV Reporters*
01 Doctor*
03 Law enforcement staff*
Severely injured
*171. ISPR #QuettaBlast
French have withdrawn Specials Forces from Benghazi. .
Welp.....
If accurate- a serious split of opinion W/I DOJ on question of whether a public corruption probe was warranted.
Our original and only statement on the murder of US Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich. #DNCLeak
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