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Friday, August 18

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EUROPE
Draghi returns to Jackson Hole with a dovish message – Danske Bank


UNITED STATES
Fed's Yellen to Headline Annual Jackson Hole Policy Conference – BB
Trump fires adviser Bannon – Reuters
Bannon Ousted From White House Role as Trump Chief Strategist – BB
Trump Shrinks the White House – BB


OTHER
What Markets Really Fear Is Finally Revealed – BB
BofA: "This Is The Key Risk-Off Signal" Ahead Of This Autumn's "Big Fall" – ZH


REGULARS
Morning Report APAC – TF
Asian markets were all lower on Friday after the latest terrorist attack in Spain and Wall St's heavy selloff on doubts over the Trump administration's ability to follow through on economic reform.

FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT
Second Spain attack thwarted, third Trump council disbands, US markets plunge

WSJ City – WSJ
Terror in Catalonia, Jitters Hit Markets, Frankfurters Unhappy Over Brexit Bankers
 
Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Eye-Opener – Nordea
Equities weaker * Yellen to speak on financial stability * Cohn won’t resign * Quiet day ahead for data and events * Stronger JPY on weaker risk sentiment

Morning Markets – TF
Another week that ends in red is just about to finish. Global stock markets are tumbling. Right now it is the deadly terrorist attack in Spain that adds to negative sentiment. Also due to his reactions to the right-wing extremist terror attack in the US President Donald Trump is losing support at home.

From the Floor – TF
Equity markets have been hit hard by political risk emerging from the strange spectacle of Donald Trump's White House, and more risk lies ahead as those political worries are not about to vanish, Saxo Bank's chief economist Steen Jakobsen says.

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Dollar and Equities Trade Heavily Ahead of the Weekend

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Terrorists strike Spain — Matteo Salvini interview — Brigitte Macron an informal first lady

US Playbook – Politico

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

10 things you need to know before the opening bell – BI

US Open – ZH
"From Nukes To Terrorism": Battered Investors Flee Risk For Safety Of Bonds And Gold

Frontrunning – ZH

FX Update – TF
The yen powered stronger across the board on an unsettling sell-off in equity markets even larger than the sell-off inspired by the North Korea exchange last week. This has set the usual risk-off/risk-on demons loose in a market and in currency land this means that JPY crosses will likely have the highest beta to general market sentiment.


FINNISH
Aamukatsaus – Nordea
EKP:n heinäkuun kokouksen pöytäkirja julkaistiin - EKP huolissaan eurosta * Euroalueen lopullinen inflaatio pysyi pikaennakkojen tasolla * Tänään on tulossa hiljainen päivä datajulkistuksien osalta