By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji

Global Markets

• Asian shares up on US jobs report, but caution seen on trade talks
• Fall in US jobless rate pushes stocks higher
• Unrest in Hong Kong could weigh on market sentiment
• Investors are cautious before US-China trade talks

Oil Markets

• Oil prices slip again amid gathering gloom over global economy
• Brent, WTI benchmarks fell more than 5% last week
• Middle East tensions linger, deadly clashes in Iraqi unrest
• Brent down 24 cents at $58.13 a barrel (0147GMT)
• WTI down 12 cents at $52.69

Precious metals

• Gold rise ahead of US-China trade negotiations
• Spot gold up 0.3% at $1,508.23/oz. (0101GMT)
• US gold futures up 0.1% at $1,513.90/oz.

Grains

• US, wheat, corn and soybeans rise ahead of USDA report release
• Wheat futures up 0.6% at $4.93 per bushel (0022GMT)
• Soybean futures up 0.4% at $9.20 per bushel
• Corn futures up 0.7% at $3.87-1/4 per bushel

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

• Nigeria’s Buhari to deliver budget speech on Tuesday
• South Africa FX reserves Sep-19 [prev. $49.95B]
• South Africa state capture inquiry continues

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

• Split vote complicates govt formation after Tunisia election
• Libya’s NOC to close Faregh oil field at Zueitina port for maintenance from Oct. 7-14
• UN peacekeeper killed, 4 wounded in Mali mine attack
• Mozambique says US gas giant Exxon to finalise LNG investment next week
• Exit poll shows Islamist Ennahda party first in Tunisia election
• Rwanda kills 18 assailants after deadly national park attack
• Around 20 killed in latest wave of Burkina Faso violence
• Mauritius’ prime minister dissolves parliament, calls general election
• Egypt says talks over Ethiopia’s Nile dam deadlocked, calls for mediation
• Congo says IMF is considering new financial support
• Cameroon president orders main rival freed in bid to calm tensions
• Ethiopia’s Oromo celebrate festival in Addis amid tight security
• Kenya farmers mix tradition with teck to protect drying Mara River
• Morocco coalition party quits ahead of reshuffle
• Fortescue, SMB-Winning go head-to-head to develop Guinea’s Simandou iron ore
• Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention – president
• Tanzania president backs official who beat students with a stick
• South Africa’s rand ends week on stronger footing
• Africa Oil – Angolan offers tumble as freight rate pain continues
• Uganda licenses 2 new commercial banks in crowded market
• Algeria protesters demand army quit politics after cleric urges election
• Ethio Telecom appoints evaluator for assets, seeks advisor for privatisation
• South African attacks on foreigners shame the continent, says Buhari
• South African defence group Denel reports $125 mln loss
• South African public broadcaster to get $211 mln govt bailout
• Kenya shilling strengthens on waning importer demand
• Facebook says removed multiple accounts from Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria and Egypt

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