Global FX TESTING DATA:

• • • Asian markets
      
      

       Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday in light regional trade.Overnight, the rally in US stocks continued for a second-straight after data showed major automakers beat U.S. new vehicle sales in September.In what a quiet day on the economic calendar, investor sentiment on equities remained upbeat as recent economic data pointed to the underlying strength of the U.S. economy while a rally in shares of major automakers lifted the broader market.

       
    • GOLD
      
      

      Gold prices rose on Wednesday after hitting a 7-week low in the previous session, buoyed as the dollar pulled back from a 1-1/2-month high against a basket of currencies.

    • OIL
      
      Oil prices eased on Wednesday over caution that a price rally that lasted for most of the third quarter would not extend through the last three months of the year..
       
    • MANILA
      
       The girlfriend of the retiree who killed 58 people in a massacre in Las Vegas is returning to the United States from the Philippines, sources at Manila’s international airport.Marilou Danley, who U.S. authorities have said is a “person of interest” in the investigation, left on Tuesday evening, . She arrived in Manila in September.
       
    • JAPAN
      
      Japanese and Hong Kong share markets led Asian stocks higher on Wednesday, with the Chinese central bank’s weekend move to free up more liquidity boosting sentiment as the world’s second-largest economy grows at a steady pace.
       
    • LAS VEGAS
      
      A barbecue grill master and sky-diving mother from California, a youth wrestling coach from Pennsylvania and a commercial fisherman from Alaska were among at least 59 people killed by a gunman who opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival before killing himself..
       
    • US
      
      U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address Islamabad’s alleged support for militant groups.
       
    • CHINA
      
      China's soybean imports from the United States are likely to be delayed by at least two weeks as suppliers struggle to find high-quality beans following crop damage from hurricanes, two trade sources with knowledge of the matter said.
       
    • MEXICO
      
       As the United States, Mexico and Canada prepare for another round of negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico's economy minister on Tuesday urged the parties to stop fixating on trade deficits between the countries.