Commodities
US may extend tariffs to cover all Chinese exports by December
The US administration may impose fresh tariffs on the People's Republic of China in little over a month.
Commodities: Oil and copper under pressure as US dollar adds to gains
A closely-followed gauge of commodity prices finished near its session-lows on Monday, weighed down by gains in the US dollar, ongoing jitters around the direction that global risk assets were most likely to take, especially in the near-term, and continuing global trade concerns.
Cuadrilla halts fracking at UK site after tremor
Cuadrilla has paused gas fracking for an 18-hour period as a precaution at its Lancashire site following a small tremor.
China considering halving car sales tax; shares rally
China is to try and mitigate the impact of its increasingly bitter trade war with the US by halving the tax levied on car purchases, according to reports, sending shares in car companies around the world motoring ahead.
Pension funds challenge European firms on climate lobbying
A group of investors controlling $2trn of assets has challenged 55 large European companies on their approach to climate lobbying.
US personal spending picks-up in September, as does core inflation
The pace of consumer spending in the States picked-up a bit last month, despite the hit to incomes from Hurricane Florence, but price pressures were slightly more intense than anticipated too.
Brazil elects Bolsonaro on pledge to cut debt, taxes, trade deals
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was elected as the new Brazilian President on Monday morning and he quickly made clear that reforming the country’s pension system, reducing deficit and debt will be his administration’s key priorities.