Global FX TESTING DATA:

• • • Asian markets
      
      

      Asian shares were mixed with investors mulling the regional effect of the Trump administration\'s proposed tax plans.

       
    • GOLD
      
      

      Gold held steady on Thursday after hitting a more than one-month low, pressured by the increasing likelihood of a U.S. interest rate hike in December and as a new tax plan boosted the dollar on the back of stronger economic data.

    • OIL
      
      Oil prices fell on Thursday, with U.S. crude giving up some of the previous session’s gains that were driven by a surprise fall in inventories, while Brent moved further away from recent 26-month highs.
       
    • US
      
      The U.S. Commerce Department slapped preliminary anti-subsidy duties on Bombardier Inc’s CSeries jets after rival Boeing Co accused Canada of unfairly subsidizing the aircraft, a move likely to strain trade relations between the neighbors.
       
    • SOUTH KOREA
      
      South Korea expects North Korea to engage in more provocative action next month to coincide with the anniversary of the founding of its communist party and China’s all-important Communist Party Congress.
       
    • FRANCE
      
      Snap Inc, searching for ways to reinvigorate a slowing growth rate and increase advertising revenue for its Snapchat messaging app, said this week it has racked up 10 million users for its Discover news and video feature in France a year after launching there.
       
    • CHINA
      
      The quality gap between new domestic and international vehicles in China continued to narrow, with Chinese brands doing slightly better than their global rivals in three of eight quality categories surveyed, according to consulting firm J.D. Power. 
       
    • MALAYSIA
      
      Malaysia said that all its citizens are banned from travelling to North Korea until further notice due to escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula as a result of Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear development.