Currencies
FX round-up: Euro at one-week high as investors shrug off Catalonia referendum
The euro climbed to a one week high on Thursday as Spain moved to suspend autonomy in the region of Catalonia.
Philly Fed manufacturing index hits five-month high in October
Manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly improved in October, according to a survey released on Thursday.
US initial jobless claims drop to lowest since 1973
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week, according to data from the Labor Department.
New Zealand's lurch left sends Kiwi dollar crashing
The New Zealand dollar crashed on Thursday, after it emerged that a socialist-populist coalition would be making up the country’s next government.
Spain expected to suspend Catalan autonomy as Puigdemont refuses to back down
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy is expected to press ahead with Article 155 to suspend autonomy for Catalonia after regional president Carles Puigdemont refused to revoke his suspended declaration of independence.
China GDP grows at steady clip in Q3, but economists anticipate slowdown
China's economy continued expanding at a steady clip last quarter, although some economists believed tighter economic policy was set to weigh on the pace of expansion.