[Reuters] Shares grind towards record high as China trims key rate [CNBC] Mood in Beijing about trade deal is pessimistic, government source tells CNBC [CNBC] [...]

[Reuters] China, U.S. had ‘constructive’ phone call on trade: Xinhua [MarketWatch] U.S. stock market at record but farm bankruptcies at highest [...]

[Reuters] China central bank to maintain prudent policy to prevent inflation from spreading [Reuters] China’s PLA soldiers help clean up Hong Kong [...]

We shouldn’t read too much into one month. With a holiday week, October is typically a sluggish period for lending in China. But at $88 billion, the growth [...]

[Reuters] U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, protests leave scars [Reuters] U.S. retail sales rebound, but big-ticket purchases drop [Reuters] U.S., China [...]

[Reuters] World stocks sink as China slowdown deepens, German economy weak [Reuters] Oil rises after OPEC’s Barkindo says U.S. shale growth may slow in [...]

[AP] Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs [Reuters] Gold rises as trade uncertainty hurts risk appetite [Reuters] U.S. consumer prices [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks climb, investors seek enlightenment from Trump on trade [Reuters] JGB prices stumble after weak 30-year auction [Reuters] Oil rises [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks drop as Hong Kong violence rattles investors [Reuters] China and Hong Kong stocks drop as weak data, protests weigh [Reuters] Oil drops [...]

[Reuters] Trump says China trade talks moving along nicely, but deal has to be right [Reuters] Violence spreads across Hong Kong’s New Territories on [...]

[Reuters] China factory prices falter, while inflation soars to near eight-year high [CNBC] ETF inflows rise to a record $4 trillion and top industry expert [...]

M2 money supply has increased $796 billion y-t-d to $15.245 TN. With two months to go, 2019 M2 growth is on track to easily exceed 2016’s record $854 billion [...]