Global FX DATA:

• • • ASIAN MARKET
      
      Most Asian share markets slipped on Monday amid reports Washington was about to announce a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports, setting the stage for possible reprisals by Beijing.

    • GOLD
      
      Gold inched up on Monday as bargain-hunters bought the metal after prices dipped in the previous session, amid reports that the United States is set to impose a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports.
       
  • • OIL
      
      Global oil prices eased in early Asian trading on Monday on concerns that the United States is poised to impose additional tariffs on China, outweighing supply fears from upcoming sanctions on Iran.
       
    • DOLLAR
      
      The dollar held above a recent 1-1/2 month trough against a basket of major currencies on Monday, with investors cautiously awaiting news on the implementation of U.S. tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports.
       
    • CRYPTOCURRENCY
      
      Cryptocurrency prices traded higher on Monday, while reports that China’s PBOC launched a blockchain-based trade finance trial in Shenzhen received some attention.
         
    • INDIA
      
      Walmart Inc's Flipkart unit is in talks to buy a stake in Star India's video streaming service Hotstar, stepping up the e-commerce firm's battle with Amazon.com Inc by expanding into video content.
       
    • SINGAPORE
      
      Singapore’s on-year non-oil domestic exports growth slowed sharply in August as sales of pharmaceuticals came off the sizzling pace of the month before.

    • US
       

      Investors are banking on tame inflation and interest rates to support U.S. stock prices and help counter any concerns over an anticipated slowdown in corporate earnings growth next year.

    • CHINA
       

      A top Chinese general attended the opening of a regional armed forces health forum organised by the Chinese and U.S. militaries, as the two sides set aside friction over trade and territorial issues such as the South China Sea.

    • PAKISTAN
      
      Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa began a three-day visit to China, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects in the South Asian nation.

    • PERU
      
      Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday dared lawmakers to dismiss his Cabinet in a dispute over his proposed anti-graft reforms, invoking a constitutional procedure that puts him on a collision course with the opposition party controlling the Congress.

    • AUSTRALIA
      
      National Australia Bank announced the departure of its top consumer banking executive, the latest high-profile casualty from a powerful sector-wide inquiry that uncovered misdeeds in his department and across the industry.
       

    • JAPAN
      
      
      A Japanese submarine joined a naval drill in the South China Sea for the first time, in an escalation of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others.