By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji

Global Markets

• Asian shares inch up, investors brace for US elections
• Asia shares rebound after Monday’s fall
• Wall Street shares mostly gain, Apple drags down techs
• Investors expect a split Congress, Democrats to take over House
• US oil prices near 7-mth low

Oil Markets

• Oil dips on worries an economic slowdown could cut fuel demand
• US sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports started Monday
• Washington grants temporary waivers to Iran’s top buyers
• Global oil supply is rising amid concerns of economic slowdown
• Brent yet to trade at 0021GMT, Brent liquidity expected low due to Singapore holiday
• US WTI crude futures down 0.3 pct at $62.93 (0021GMT)

Grains

• Soybeans edge higher after China supports US trade talks
• Most active CBOT soybean futures up 0.1 pct at $8.87 a bushel (0203GMT)
• Most active corn futures down 0.1 pct at $3.73-1/2 a bushel
• Most active wheat futures down 0.2 pct at $5.06-1/4 a bushel

Key African events or data releases today
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• Prince Charles of Wales & wife, Camilla due in Nigeria today

Key African events or data releases yesterday & early a.m today
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• Nigerian unions, govt agree minimum wage to avert strike
• France gets help to Gambia and Central Africa; pushes regional clout
• Barrick chairman says miner eyes nimble future after Randgold deal
• Yellow fever kills 10 in Ethiopia, WHO ships 1.45 mln vaccines
• Egypt shelves Brazil visit as Bolsonaro’s Israel decision sours ties
• Unemployment in Morocco drops slightly to 10 pct in Q3
• Tunisia’s PM reshuffles cabinet to tackle economic crisis
• Algeria’s Bouteflika frees five generals – source
• Facebook’s Cameroon problem: stop online hate stoking conflict
• Armed men in Cameroon kidnap 79 school children
• Algeria’s Sonatrach awards LPG train contract to Italy’s Tecnimont
• Africa Crude – Angolan diffs slide as high freight rates bite
• Host South Sudan to include Darfur rebels in Sudan peace talks
• Sisi hints Egyptian civil servants may not get wage increase this year
• South Africa’s Solidarity union rejects salary cuts at Denel
• Golar looks to Nigeria to expand power footprint
• South African rand firms, stocks up as risk sentiment improves
• Air Tanzania to receive two Airbus jets in revival push
• Egypt’s Sisi says law curbing NGOs needs to be more “balanced”
• Zimbabwe to announce winning bidders for mining assets in two weeks
• Sluggish credit flow imperils Kenya’s economic growth – Equity Group
• Nigeria’s NNPC says Shell, ExxonMobil also looking at crude swaps
• Kenyan shilling steady amid inflows from exports, remittances
• Uganda shilling weaker inches down against the dollar

N.B. Full stories of above headlines are available on Reuters