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Facebook Inc. and Google owner Alphabet Inc. will join with a little-known Chinese company to lay an ultrafast internet cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong, the latest sign of its U.S.

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Twitter has partnered with Australia’s Victoria Racing Club to broadcast the 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 1.

Forex news for Asia trading Thursday 13 October 2016
The back story for the session was the release of the FOMC Minutes. After 3 dissents at the meeting wanting a rate hike it was no surprise that the minutes would read a little more hawkish. The USD was selectively better bid in Asia to begin with, higher against the yen, AUD and NZD notably, while EUR, CHF and GBP held in relatively small ranges. Japanese press reported the BOJ was to lower its inflation forecasts (see bullets above).

The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on coastal radar sites in Yemen in retaliation of a missile attack on a U.S. Navy ship.

US media ABC report:
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Asian shares were broadly lower Thursday, with Japan the regional outperformer as the yen softened against the dollar following the release of minutes from a hawkish-sounding U.S.

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Big European asset manager Amundi is generally positive on the emerging markets outlook, but sees three clouds on the horizon.