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Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Major Week of Earnings

The economic highlight of the week will be the September consumer price index, coming out on Friday.

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Luxury Brands’ Stiffest Competition Is the Stuff They Have Already Sold

Sales of secondhand luxury goods are growing faster than in brands’ own stores.

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A New Challenge for China’s Economy: ‘Involution’

Beijing is fighting to limit the damage from a pattern of price wars and excess capacity across multiple industries.

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Is Gold in the Grips of a Speculative Bubble?

The danger is that gold is in the grip of the sort of speculative excess that creates bubbles in other parts of the financial system.

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation, PMI Data in Focus as Shutdown Continues

Delayed U.S. inflation data are due to be released during the week and will attract attention from investors seeking evidence on the likelihood of future interest-rate cuts.

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Unemployment Claims Filed by Federal Workers Shoot Higher

Data from states show that initial unemployment claims filed by federal government workers have jumped up this month.

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Banks’ Strong Earnings Leave Investors Digging Deeper for Trouble Spots

Earnings from the country’s biggest banks show a booming Wall Street and a solid consumer. But a warning from Jamie Dimon took center stage.

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Bank of Canada Survey, CPI Data to Weigh on Next Rate Decision, Gov. Macklem Says

The central bank’s quarterly business-outlook survey and September’s consumer-price index data are slated for release next week.

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BOE Should Show More Caution in Future Rate Cuts, Says Chief Economist

The BOE’s Huw Pill called for the pace of cuts to be slowed in recognition of stubborn high inflation.

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Venezuela Mobilizes Troops and Militias as U.S. Military Looms Offshore

Nicolás Maduro says his country is ready for combat, though the strongman’s military is underfunded, ill-trained and no match for American firepower.

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Gold Stocks Are Surging. They Still Lag Behind Cold, Hard Bullion.

Since the start of August, a fresh rush into gold has fed demand for gold equities, whose gains have outpaced chip stocks riding the artificial-intelligence boom.

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China’s Communist Elites Gather to Map Strategy

A communique after the Communist Party’s Central Committee meeting, which runs Monday to Thursday, will indicate how Beijing aims to steer the economy through turbulence, though details of its 15th five-year plan won’t be released until March.

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TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Monday, pressured by worries over a global glut as escalating U.S.-China trade tensions added to concerns about an economic slowdown and weaker energy demand.

Brent crude futures fell 24 cents, or 0.4%, at $61.05 a barrel at 0032 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down 21 cents, or 0.4%, at $57.33, erasing gains from Friday.

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“Concerns about oversupply from increased production by oil- producing nations, coupled with fears of an economic slowdown stemming from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, are fuelling selling pressure,” said Toshitaka Tazawa, an analyst at Fujitomi Securities.

“While the U.S. is stepping up pressure on buyers of Russian crude, the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin adds uncertainty to the outlook, making it difficult for some investors to adjust their positions,” he said.

Meanwhile, Trump and Putin agreed on Thursday to hold another summit on the war in Ukraine, even as Washington pressured India and China to stop buying Russian oil.

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