By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji

Global Markets

• Asia mood soured by Trump tariff threat, oil slips anew
• Trump says he expects to move ahead on China tariffs
• Asia shares ex-Japan and S&P 500 futures slip
• Aussie dollar, Apple shares also dip in wake of Trump warning
• Oil eases again, promises to drag on inflation and Fed policy

Oil Markets

• Oil markets cautious after recent battering, eye G20 and OPEC meetings
• Brent crude oil futures up 2 cents at $60.50 per barrel (0416GMT)
• US WTI crude futures down 15 cents at $51.48 per barrel

Precious metals

• Gold edges lower as dollar holds steady
• Spot gold down 0.1 pct at $1,220.81 per ounce (0126GMT)
• US gold futures flat at $1,222.2 per ounce

Grains

• Soybeans extend falls on concerns over US exports
• Most active CBOT wheat futures down 0.1 pct at $5.13-3/4 per bushel (0128GMT)
• Most active corn futures up 0.1 pct at $3.56-1/4 per bushel
• Most active soy futures down 0.3 pct at $8.60 per bushel
• Most active rice futures unchanged at $10.75 per hundredweight

Key African events or data releases today
[Posts & comments at my Twitter handle @DrRafiqRaji]

• Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed to meet opposition leaders today
• Kenya MPs to vote on controversial perks today
• 9^th West African Monetary Zone ministers’ forum in Abuja today; 27-30 Nov
• Blue economy conference continues in Mombasa, Kenya; 26-28 Nov
• Africa-China Business Forum convenes today in Addis, Ethiopia
• South Africa business confidence data for Q3 due [prev. 22]
• South Africa state capture inquiry today to feature ANC bigwig Gwede Mantashe
• Kenya central bank to announce interest rate decision [fcst. 9.0%, prev. 9.0%]

Key African events or data releases yesterday & early a.m today
[Posted & commented on some headlines below at my Twitter handle @DrRafiqRaji]

• US extends Congo embassy closure amid militant threat
• Saudi crown prince arrives in Egypt on third leg of Arab tour
• South African minister unhappy with Gold Fields after job talks
• African fishing communities face ‘extinction’ as blue economy grows – experts
• On solo Zambia trip, Prince Harry offers help to boost elephant numbers
• Zimbabwe opposition leader: “my hands are clean” in post-vote violence
• Rio Tinto sells stake in Namibia uranium mine to China for $107 mln
• Tunisian activists protest Saudi crown prince visit
• Opposition say Uganda police use teargas, live rounds to disperse meeting
• Africa Crude – Buyers wait for big Nigerian programmes as surplus persists
• South Africa’s Aspen lauches three-in-one HIV drug
• Charities say Malawi plans to gag critics with ‘draconian’ law
• Zimbabwe sees no radical change for platinum, diamond ownership
• Kenya charges three Chinese railway workers with bribery
• Egypt’s Delta Sugar raises beet planting area this year
• Ghana central bank keeps policy rate at 17 pct
• South Africa’s Gordhan files defamation complaint against left-wing party leaders
• Comoros lawmakers defeat move giving president full powers before elections
• South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs minimum wage bill into law
• Kenya’s Maasai zone grazing land to keep off property developers
• Militants kill cleric and 14 others in Somalia in car bomb and gun attack
• South African bourse fines Pepkor for breaching listing requirements
• Uganda boat accident death toll rises to 33 – police
• Egypt’s EFG Hermes considers move into insurance and mortgage sectors – CEO
• Kenya shilling steady; inflows into govt debt meet dollar demand
• New Barrick CEO eyes miners’ alliance to fix Tanzania tax row
• Kenya’s Centum H1 pretax profit soars on higher investments
• Drought-threatened Zimbabwe faces a quandary: Grow maize or not?
• Airtel Africa appoints global banks for IPO

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