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Beijing’s residents have spent much of this week under a dark cloud of pollution, even as their president vowed action on climate change.

BOJ Iwata still talking/repeating
– most appropriate given current risk assessment
– doesn’t expect risks to materialize but will adjust mon pol as needed
– still halfway to emerging from deflation which is partly why nominal interest rates remain low
Could be delayed for some time then

The bank has informed senior managers about its decision, but it may still change the decision depending on market performance in December, Bloomberg said. Reuters could not immediately reach Citigroup for a comment outside regular business hours. Citigroup’s decision comes at a time when U.S. regulators are set to finalize rules for bankers’ bonuses.

Here’s what the DTCC have listed at the moment
– USDJPY
– EURUSD
– GBPUSD 1.5100 (GBP 241m)
– USDCHF
– USDCAD 1.3300 (USD 200m) 1.3350 (200m)
– AUDUSD
– EURJPY 132.00 (491m)
Large EURUSD expiries in play and dominating again

BOJ dep gov on the wires speaking in Okayama following an earlier speech
– won’t decide policy just on CPI ex energy
– hard to say now how another sales tax hike ( expected in April 2017) could affect Japan’s economic policy but sees some uncertainty
Nothing we didn’t already know

This statistic might even make the 1% feel humbled.
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A cyber attack on toymaker VTech exposed the data of 6.4 million children, in what experts called the largest known hack targeting kids.