Markets......
Asia For Wednesday
PBOC set USDCNY mid-point at 6.8904 (prev. fix 6.8779, prev close 6.8920)
Samsung spokesman says South Korean prosecution officials are at Samsungs offices
Economic data due from Asia today (m'eh ... don't even bother)
Dow Tops 19k But Small Caps Panic-Squeeze To Longest Winning Streak In 20 Years http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-22/dow-tops-19k-small-caps-panic-squeeze-longest-winning-streak-20-years …
S&P 500 closes above 2200 for the first time
Forexlive Americas forex news wrap: Up and down session for the dollar
Earlier excitement fades into the close...
OIL - private inventory data shows a decline (a build was expected)
Crude draw -1.28MM
Gasoline build +2.68MM
Distillate draw -0.35MM
Cushing -0.14MM
OPEC technical meeting not so clear: one delegate quotes 4-4.5pc production cut bar Nigeria, Libya, while another brands figure "misleading"
OPEC delegates firmly agreed to six months of quotas - report
1 minutes before NYMEX close: OPEC SOURCE GIVES NO FURTHER DETAILS ON HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE'S REPORT
Plus #SaudiArabia and its allies at #OPEC want #Russia to cut production, not just freeze #oil output https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-22/opec-committee-said-to-defer-iran-iraq-cuts-issue-for-ministers … #OOTT
OPEC - IF Libya & Nigeria are exempt & IF Iran agrees to proposed 3.92m bpd cap & IF Iraq joins here's what -4% and -4.5% look like: #OOTT
Frontrunning: November 22
US Political Developments .....
President-elect Donald Trump has decided to select South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to become his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Looks like picks for key slots close to be made. Here is one potential slate for Sec of State , UN Amb & Defense !
Education secretary candidate Michelle Rhee says she's not pursuing a position in the Trump administration.
US election - Clinton is being urged to challenge the result
Carson adviser @Arightside tells ABC Carson "will always consider whatever request the president-elect makes of him"
Trump transition sources tell me Trump will fill vacant Fed board seats within first few months in office, dramatically reshaping Fed.
Horns pulled back some , certain campaign promises not on front burner seemingly anymore.....
Big moment in Republican politics might have just happened
Asked point-blank about Nazi conference in DC over wknd: @realDonaldTrump tells @nytimes "of course" "I disavow and condemn them"
Trump-NYT highlights so far
*disavows alt-right
*says some connectivity btwn humans and climate change
*moves away from Clinton prosecution
Staff with Trump at NYT meeting: press secretary/adviser Hope Hicks, WH chief of staff Reince Priebus, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway.
When Trump "tells you before he’s even inaugurated he doesn’t wish to pursue these charges it sends a very strong message," Conway on MSNBC.
Fwiw , "lock her up" may be heading to dustbin of campaign slogans...
Around The Horn For Europe ....
Second round of Greek review talks concludes without breakthrough on labour reforms https://shar.es/181JhI #Greece #economy
Eurozone finance ministers (GE, FR, IT, SP, NE) to meet with IMF on Friday to discuss Greece - SZ
SuedDeutsche Zeitung also reporting that EU Commission and ECB representatives to also take part in talks on Friday
While not "binding " a vote by the EP this week to halt Turkey accession to the EU , will be hugely symbolic.
1/ This is big: For first time, US confirms identity of ISIS' Abu Souleymane al-Firanzi, architect of Paris attacks https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20161122.aspx …
Over 4,600 migrants drowned in the Med in 2016 and record high immigration figures in Italy.
Merkel's open door policy has been disastrous.
Fillon , if he prevails , will seemingly take a different tack toward Putin and Assad , then Hollande has taken.
#FRANCE | FILLON LEADS JUPPE 65-35 IN SUPPORT IN FRENCH PRIMARY: ODOXA - BBG
Kudos for getting someone to say it on the record. If Renzi goes, Italy will likely hold an election next year. 2018 would be too far away.
Purge continues. ..
RT FT : Voters in Italy's struggling southern regions are poised to reject constitutional reforms in next month's … https://twitter.com/i/web/status/801070260086419456 …
Monte Dei Paschi Reached Necessary 20% Quorum For Shareholder Meeting On Thursday - AGI
EU MULLS "PLAN B" IF IT FAILS TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON GREECE: SOURCES;
ATHENS MUST TAKE POLITICAL DECISIONS TO CLOSE SECOND REVIEW
IMF, EU STILL DISAGREE ON MEDIUM-TERM GREECE TARGETS-SOURCES:
DON'T SEE DECISIONS AT DEC 5 EUROGROUP DESPITE PROGRESS MADE IN GREECE
Odds & Ends .......
Puerto Rico.....
Working relationship between Puerto Rico’s government and federal oversight board created to solve island’s fiscal crisis deteriorating.
Syria / Iraq .....
Good article on how Tikrit overcame Speicher Massacre & how it could point to reconciliation in rest of Iraq
Musings On #Iraq #Mosul Campaign, Day Thirty-Six, Nov 21, 2016 http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2016/11/mosul-campaign-day-thirty-six-nov-21.html …
Musings On #Iraq #Mosul Campaign Day Thirty-Five, Nov 20, 2016 http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2016/11/mosul-campaign-day-thirty-five-nov-20.html …
Must read: "Status of the Syrian Rebellion: Numbers, Ideologies, and Prospects" - by @FabriceBalanche WashInstitute http://washin.st/2gdELY0
"Assad Will Talk, But He Won’t Negotiate" by @AbuJamajem is another good description of the Damascus trip
Ankara intensifies strikes against YPG, moves to arrest PYD leader Salih Muslim - by @amberinzaman http://almon.co/2s0s via @AlMonitor
Trump on Syria: "We have to end that craziness that's going on in Syria."
U.S. accuses 13 Syrians of responsibility for attacks, torture
http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/us-accuses-13-syrians-of-responsibility-for-attacks-torture …
Turkey-backed forces besiege Syria's al-Bab, eyes on Manbij: Erdogan
“We no longer have hospitals,” an Aleppo surgeon said. “It feels like we are living in hell” http://nyti.ms/2gfGGg6
Libya....
Woman arrested in Jufra "not Belmokhtar's wife" say officials - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/11/22/woman-arrested-in-jufra-not-belmokhtars-wife-say-officials/ …
Over 600 migrants rescued off Libyan waters: another shipwreck, one dead and many missing - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/11/23/over-600-migrants-rescued-off-libyan-waters-another-shipwreck-one-dead-and-many-missing/ …
Sebha’s "Monkey War" set to end after agreement accepted by Awlad Sulaiman and Qaddadfa - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/11/23/sebhas-monkey-war-set-to-end-after-agreement-accepted-by-awlad-sulaiman-and-qaddadfa/ …
Despite 100s of millions in newly currency delivered as recently as this month, cash depleted #Libya banks see exchange rates&inflation soar
Technical glitch causes explosion at the al-Laheeb oil field south of Brega. #Libya
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/125313/ …
#Libya- pictures purportedly showing the aftermath of the explosion in al-Lahib Oil Field (via @libyaalaan)
Bunyan Marsous engineers find secret #ISIS communications room while combing the Giza neighborhood of #Sirte
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/125239/ …
Dozens of #Misrata shopkeepers close their doors protesting rise of Dollar against Libyan dinar in parallel markets
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/125281/ …
56 percent of migrants in Libya not heading for Europe: IOM - https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/11/22/56-percent-of-migrants-in-libya-not-heading-for-europe-iom/ …
LYD seems to be catching its breath today , after frantic moves on Sunday and Monday.
Backed by U.S. air strikes, brigades have been edging forward against militants trapped in an area a few hundred meters wide....
Unity Govt FM Mohammed Siala says international parties trying to derail a political solution in #Libya
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/125301/ …
Ashraf Tulty: The Rome conference set out different ways to strengthen the dinar, address the liquidity crisis and raise oil production
Ashraf Tulty (PC spox): The PC has asked the CBL to set a clear timeline for a package of decisions based on the Rome conference conclusions
#Libya Tobruk-based parliament navy says sank two supply boats off Benghazi
#Libya Report: Italian airline to begin service Rome-Tripoli in January, apparently marking end of EU ban on Libya flights.
#Libya Common complaint on social media, lack of information on how government planning to tackle crises.
India's Currency Debacle: "Consider It A Warning" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-22/indias-currency-debacle-consider-it-warning …
India Says New Currency Cant Be Faked But Fakes Notes Are Popping Up Every Day http://www.wordlink.com/l/3TbvW @indiatimes
Washington Post: “India just made a big mistake with its currency ban” http://wapo.st/2fOqx2M :… http://dlvr.it/Mk5KNF #NewsInTweets
India Takes Historic Step to Fight Corruption, Black Money, Terrorism & Counterfeit Currency
http://www.narendramodi.in/category/infographics …
South Korea corruption controversy takes an even more serious turn - Presidential Compound raided allegedly.
(LEAD) Prosecutors raid inspection unit controlled by former presidential aide
New post: South Korea: President Park agrees to corruption investigation http://eastasianews.net/?p=461589
South Korea president's office explains Viagra purchase
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