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Bank of France gov speaking on Europe1 radio
– labour code reform needed to create jobs in France
– was never worried about state of French banks
More details as and when they appear

Squawk Box Live is tracking reaction to earnings from both Barclays and Deutsche Bank.

China’s Premier Li Keqiang said China requires annual growth of at least 6.53 percent over the next five years, Bloomberg reported, citing unidentified sources. Chinese leaders are meeting in Beijing to decide on an economic growth target for the next five years. Bloomberg said Li’s comments were made in a speech to Communist Party members on Oct 23.

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported a sharp drop in third-quarter profits on the back of low oil prices and a hefty $8.2 billion charge which included write-offs in Alaska and Canada. Shell’s current …

The Bank of Japan is expected to hold monetary policy steady on Friday even while diluting its rosy inflation forecasts, sources say, clinging to the hope a tightening job market will underpin consumption and help the economy emerge from a soft patch. Some BOJ policymakers have worried that sluggish demand in emerging Asian markets could hurt output and corporate sentiment enough to delay planned capital investment and wage hikes.

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Ok folks, I’ve had on the FOMC so now it’s your turn
my say
USD bull now/still ? Or is it all a little overdone and nothing really new been revealed? BOJ tomorrow a big factor?

Firmer tones still as Europe gets underway but FTSE not playing along
– DAX futures +0.2%
– CAC40 + 0.3%
– FTSE -0.2%
Bund futures down 31 at 158.03
Shanghai Comp Index closes up +0.4%