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Thursday, October 26

26th Oct - ECB announces taper





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EUROPE
Nordic Outlook – Danske Bank
Denmark: Economy close to full potential but still some distance from overheating * Sweden: Growth and house prices strong but inflation low and rate hikes not around the corner * Norway: Recovery to continue as private consumption and business investment take over from public spending and housing * Finland: Recovery steaming ahead, though growth lower in 2018

Catalan Brinkmanship Sets Stage for Spain to Seize Control – BB
Parliament in Barcelona convenes to prepare response * Senate begins two-day vote to strip Catalonia’s powers

  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Draghi Seeks Soft Landing for Stimulus as ECB Awaits Inflation – BB
El-Erian: What to Expect From the ECB Meeting – BB
ECB Preview: Here's What Draghi Will Announce On Thursday – ZH
ECB to curb bond-buying in first step toward end of easy money – Reuters
Italy faces worst shock in Europe as ECB prepares to taper bond buys – MarketWatch
ECB Will Avoid A Taper Tantrum Today, But It's Running Low On Ammunition – ZH

Monetary policy decisions – ECB
Additional information on asset purchase programme – ECB
Introductory statement to the press conference – ECB

Dovish €30 Billion QE Through September 2018 "Or Beyond"; Euro Tumbles – ZH
ECB Plans to Reduce QE Purchases to 30 Billion Euros a Month – BB
ECB instant view: A dovish “recalibration” – Nordea
ECB starts gentle exit from QE – ING
ECB Takes a Cautious Step - A Little Too Cautious – BB
ECB monetary policy: bending it like Draghi – Pictet
ECB signals prolonged monetary stimulus – ABN AMRO
ECB review: Slow inflation requires slow exit – Nordea
ECB Review: ECB opts for 'lower-for-longer' QE extension – Danske Bank


UNITED STATES
Yellen Wonders If Fed Inflation Credibility Dented on Her Watch – BB
Fed chief sees some evidence inflation expectations slipped * Yellen though still thinks they’re anchored at 2 percent

Trump Decides Against Gary Cohn for Fed Chair – BB
President said to want Cohn in White House for tax fight * Economic adviser said to be likely to leave after tax overhaul


OTHER
Trump's Magical Market Mystery Tour – BB
It's tough to pin down what's driving the bull and even harder to figure out what will make it stop.

Machine learning the market – FT

Monthly Commodity Update  – ABN AMRO
A consolidation in Q4, but a rally in 2018


REGULARS
FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT
China the soft superpower, tax hopes for US expats, Russia’s next revolution

WSJ City – WSJ
Deutsche and Barclays See Sales Fall, Profits Rise; ECB Set to Pare Stimulus

Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Eye-Opener – Nordea
ECB taper time - Riksbank and Norges Bank to remain on hold * US Treasuries pared losses after 10Y yield hit highest level since March * Scandi-currencies remain under pressure

Morning Markets – TF
The euro is holding on to overnight gains ahead of today's ECB meeting as investors hope for a timetable for the dismantling of Europe's €2.1 trillion asset purchase programme. Elsewhere gold is higher and bond yields lower after sentiment turned sour in Asian trading.

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Draghi's Day

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Glyphodrama — UK is ‘screwed’ — Harassment fallout

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB

US Open – ZH
Traders Paralyzed, Markets Flat Ahead Of Today's Main Event: The ECB's Taper Announcement


FINNISH
Aamukatsaus – Nordea
EKP päättää osto-ohjelman supistamisesta tänään | Myös Ruotsin ja Norjan keskuspankit kokoustavat | Saksan Ifo-indeksi nousi ennätyslukemiin

Työperäisen maahanmuuton saatavuusharkinnasta – Valtteri Aaltonen