📢 Headlines from October 16: Markets on a Tightrope! 📉📈

A day filled with news that moves the global board. Here’s what you need to know:

📣 Trade War 🇺🇸🇨🇳: Trump raises trade tensions with China by speaking of "trade war", while his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, hints at a longer truce. The markets reacted with volatility!

📣 The FED and AI 🤖: The Federal Reserve Governor, Christopher Waller, issues a warning about AI: it could destroy jobs before creating new ones, reinforcing his "dovish" stance.

📣 Rate Cut Expectations: With a long list of Fed officials speaking today, the expectation is clear: a 25 basis point rate cut is expected in two weeks.

📣 "Beige Book" with Lights and Shadows: The Fed's report shows rising consumer spending, but mainly among the wealthiest. Mixed signals for the economy?

📣 U.S. Government Shutdown 🏛️: The shutdown continues with no solution in sight. The release of economic data is delayed and Trump threatens to fire 10,000 federal employees.

📣 Australia and its Employment 🇦🇺: Australia's unemployment rate jumped from 4.2% to 4.5%, raising expectations for a rate cut in November and putting pressure on the Australian Dollar.

📣 UK Economy 🇬🇧: The UK's GDP grew a modest +0.1% MoM in August, in line with expectations, indicating a slow growth pace.

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