By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji
Global Markets
- Asian stocks on edge over escalation in US-China trade tensions
- US plans more China tariffs if Trump-Xi meeting fails – report
- Asian shares edgy, on track for worst Oct since 2008
- Euro declines as Merkel decides to give up party chair job
Oil Markets
- Oil prices fall on rising supply, global market woes
- Brent crude oil futures down 0.8 pct at $76.78 a barrel (0040GMT)
- US WTI crude futures down 0.4 pct at $66.78 a barrel
Precious metals
- Gold down as dollar gains on US-China trade war fears
- Spot gold down 0.1 pct at $1,227.92 an ounce (0400GMT)
- US gold futures up 0.2 pct at $1,229.80 an ounce
Grains
- US soybeans fall to 6-wk low on USDA harvest report
- Most active CBOT wheat futures down 0.6 pct at $5.04 per bushel (0113GMT)
- Most active corn futures down 0.2 pct at $3.66 per bushel
- Most active soy futures down 0.4 pct at $8.36 per bushel
- Most active rice futures unchanged at $10.63 per hundredweight
Key African events or data releases today
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- G20 Africa summit continues in Berlin today; South Africa’s Ramaphosa attending
Key African events or data releases yesterday & early a.m today
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- Raped then jailed: Mauritanian women fight to end victim blaming
- Africa Crude – Nigerian diffs edge higher; Angolan drawn straight to China
- South African central bank readies ground for higher rates
- South Africa’s MTN says relying on courts to end Nigeria dispute
- Nigeria military opens fire on Shi’ite Muslim protesters – Reuters witness
- Pro wrestling proves a hit with Egyptian crowds
- South Africa’s central bank says worried about inflation, low growth
- Italy’s Eni strikes deal with Total to boost Algeria operations
- South Africa’s Nedbank becomes latest firm to drop KPMG
- South African ex-president de Klerk discharged after lung ailment
- Off-grid firm BBOXX targets two new African markets with EDF – CEO
- Italy’s Eni strikes deal with Total to boost Algeria operations
- Gabon leader has stroke, sources say, govt says it’s fatigue
- South Africa’s MTN sees debut Nigeria stock market listing in early 2019
- Zimbabwe’s 2018 budget deficit seen at 11.1 pct of GDP
- Nine people wounded when woman blew herself up in Tunis – Interior ministry
- Kenyan central bank sells dollars after shilling weakens
- South Sudan violence blocking food aid, says UN’s WFP
- Zimbabwe lithium miner sees first production in Q2 next year
- Airtel Africa says IPO plans on track
- Kenyan shilling under pressure against the dollar from importer demand
- Uganda shilling unchanged, may firm on offshore inflows for bond sale
- UAE’s RAK Gas signs production sharing agreement with Zanzibar
- In rain-short Mali, villagers enlist irrigation to ward off extremism
- South African credit demand growth slows to 6.26 pct in September
- Sout Africa’s MTN quarterly subscribers edge up
- African countries should ‘decolonise’ water, recognise customary rights – report
N.B. Full stories of above headlines are available on Reuters
