Global FX DATA:

• • • ASIAN MARKET

      Asian shares wobbled on Friday after benchmark U.S. Treasury yields surged to a fresh seven-year high and strong economic data fanned concerns about inflation and the risk of faster-than-expected interest rate rises.
       
    • GOLD
      
      
      Gold prices held steady early Friday as investors remained cautious after U.S. Treasury yields hit multi-year peaks and ahead of monthly employment data, which if stronger could boost the Federal Reserve's case for a tighter monetary policy.
       
  • • OIL
      
      Oil prices rose on Friday, as traders focused on U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports that are set to start next month to tighten global markets.
       
    • DOLLAR
      
      The dollar stood tall on Friday against its major peers, including the yen and euro, as investors evaluated the impact of a two-day global government bond rout that has lifted U.S. Treasury yields to seven-year highs.

    • CRYPTOCURRENCY
       

      Bitcoin prices were little changed on Friday, while other major cryptocurrency prices traded slightly lower on reports that Australia is considering to impose new regulations on crypto exchanges.
       
    • RUSSIA
      
      Russia could expand the use of roubles for international settlements but it was unlikely to ban U.S. dollars.
       
    • INDIA
      
      India is cutting prices of petrol and diesel by 2.50 rupees ($0.03) a litre, the government’s latest step to tackle the impact of a sharp rise in crude oil prices and a weak local currency.
       
    • SOUTH KOREA
      
      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said quarterly operating profit likely surged by a fifth to a record high, with its chip unit bolstered by robust demand from data centres and gains in production yields.
       
    • BRAZIL
      
      Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro took a commanding first-round lead, according to a Datafolha poll released Thursday, though he is still short of votes to win the election outright this weekend and avoid a runoff vote.
       
    • UK
      
      People beginning new jobs in Britain enjoyed the biggest jump in starting pay in over three years in September, but slowing demand for staff ahead of Brexit could make the boost to wage growth short-lived.

    • US
       

      The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will travel to Venezuela “to assess the current situation,” amid tensions between Caracas and Washington.

    • CHINA
       

      China represents a “significant and growing risk” to the supply of materials vital to the U.S. military, Pentagon report seeks to mend weaknesses in core U.S. industries vital to national security.

    • AUSTRALIA
      
      Foreign exchange analysts have trimmed near-term forecasts for the Australian and New Zealand dollars, but stayed upbeat on the long-term outlook despite the beating the two currencies have taken in recent weeks.
       

    • JAPAN
      
      
      Japan and the United States will hold a third round of bilateral economic dialogue when U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visits Japan in mid-November.