by ogordained
UNITED STATES
- Futures point to a sharply green opening
- The government will run out of money on December 7
- Republicans and Democrats are split over the border wall
- Trump wants $5bn for the wall – Democrats have agreed to $1.6bn for “pedestrian fencing” – Trump has said he’s willing to go through a shutdown to get his wall
- The great trade war has been put on pause for 90 days
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson is getting MeToo’d
OTHER
- Paris came close to a state of emergency as protesters torch cars, smash shop windows, and vandalize the Arc de Triomphe in response to proposed fuel tax increases.
- Israeli police recommend indicting the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu for fraud, bribery, and breach of trust
- Qatar is leaving OPEC, claiming they produce too little oil and would rather focus on gas
- German retail sales came roaring back to life (Expected 1.4% | Actual 5.0%)
- Japan’s Business Investment fell in the third quarter (Expected 8.5% | Actual 4.5%)
CHINA
- As part of a deal to delay tariffs, China will buy agricultural, industrial, and energy products from the United States
- The Yuan lept following the trade war ceasefire
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