Global FX TESTING DATA:

• • • Asian markets
      
      

      Asian shares were a tad firmer on Thursday, taking their cues from strong U.S. data although holiday-thinned trade and uncertainty about the impact of recent hurricanes on the U.S. economy are likely to keep investors cautious.

       
    • GOLD
      
      

      Gold prices inched up in Asia on Thursday with markets this as Hong Kong, South Korea and China shut for holidays.Overnight, gold prices remained roughly unchanged on Wednesday as the dollar came under pressure following reports that a dovish Federal Reserve chair will be appointed next year.

    • OIL
      
      Oil prices stabilized on Thursday on expectations that Saudi Arabia and Russia would extend production cuts, although record U.S. exports dragged on the market..
       
    • BRAZIL
      
      Brazil's scandal-plagued political class voted on Wednesday to set up a 1.7 billion reais ($542 million) fund with taxpayer money to finance election campaigns, making up for a dearth of private funding ahead of next year's general election.
       
    • JAPAN
      
      Japanese stocks are forecast to scale a 21-year peak by year-end, boosted by a weaker yen and market expectations Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will prevail in a snap election he called for Oct. 22 in a boost for his broad political and economic agenda
       
    • LAS VEGAS
      
      The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was questioned by the FBI on Wednesday and said she had no idea he was “planning violence against anyone.”
       
    • SYRIA
      
      An unspecified number of U.S. military commandos were killed or wounded in an ambush in Niger.The officials declined to speculate on the number of casualties. The New York Times reported that three Army Green Berets were killed and two others wounded in the attack in the West African country.
       
    • CHINA
      
      Military jets believed to be Russian killed at least 60 civilians trying to flee heavy fighting in the oil rich Deir al Zor province of Syria when their small boats were targeted as they sought to cross the Euphrates River, opposition activists, former residents and a war monitor said late on Wednesday.
       
    • INDIA
      
      The Reserve Bank of India held its policy rate steady near seven-year lows on Wednesday after inflation surged, but still looked to prop up the cooling economy by spurring banks into lending more. A panel created by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said lenders are not sticking to rules that determine how much they can charge for loans, and the sector must be compelled to re-assess lending rates.