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Here’s the notable expiries that the DTCC have listed for today 31 Oct 2016
– EURUSD 1.0800 (EUR 256m) 1.0895 (265m)
– USDJPY 104.00 (2.53bln) 105.00 (458m) 105.80 (225m)
Remember that these are “vanilla” options so still in play right up to expiry at 14.00 GMT on the day even if breached in the meantime, unlike barrier options such as the one being defended at 1.0850 on EURUSD at the moment.

Your economic data/event calendar for today 31 Oct
Greetings to you all. Good week-ends had?
Month-end flows to cast their shadow today as ever with the 15.00 GMT fix a focus. As for EURGBP we wait see

Japanese equities paring losses in the afternoon session 31 Oct
USDJPY 104.77 tightly bound with 104.50-105.00 now the immediate range to trade.

Submitted by Fred Reed via FredOnEverything.com,

Oh good. The world reaches a crossroads, or probably a road off a cliff, just when I want to relax and watch gratuitous violence on the tube. To judge by the rapid drift of events aboard our planetary asylum, the talons of Washington and New York on the world’s throat are fast being pried a-loose. The Global American Imperium is dying. Or so it sure looks anyway.

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Reuters out a short while ago with the results of a latest poll 31 Oct
– 8 fund managers polled boosted their recommended equity allocations for next 3 months to 72.5% vs 68.1% as month ago
As I mentioned last week in a post there is great expectation of a US Fed Dec hike from all around the world. Does that mean there is now greater cause for concern if they delay rather than deliver?

China has zero interest in arms races and thinks very differently about national security, according to new research.

Japanese housing data out a little earlier 31 Oct
– +2.5% prev
– annualized housing starts 984k vs 949k exp vs 956k
Also out:
– yy +16.3% vs +13.8% prev
Not price changing data.Posting for info.