Global FX DATA:

• • • ASIAN MARKET

      Asian stocks slipped further on Friday as China posted its weakest economic growth since the global financial crisis, adding to market concerns about trade disputes, rising U.S. interest rates and Italy's free-spending budget.
       
    • GOLD
      
      
      Gold prices nudged higher early Friday as Asian shares fell on renewed political and economic concerns, with the metal on track for its third straight weekly rise.
       
  • • OIL
      
      
      Oil prices nudged higher on Friday but were set for a second weekly drop amid higher U.S. crude inventories, an ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and concerns over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist.
       
    • EURO
      
      
      The euro hovered near a one-week low against the dollar on Friday as the European Commission's criticism of Italy's populist budget sparked fresh concerns about political tensions in the common currency zone.

    • CRYPTOCURRENCY
       

      Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrency prices fell on Friday as Elvira Nabiullina, the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, said markets’ excitement toward virtual coins have begun to fade.
       
    • SINGAPORE
      
      
      Southeast Asian countries agreed to guidelines to manage unexpected encounters between their military aircraft, with host Singapore calling the pact a world first and saying they would encourage their international partners to join.
       
    • KOREA
      
      
      Korean Air Lines Co Ltd is very likely to order more Boeing Co 787 widebody jets to mainly replace its existing aircraft, as it seeks to streamline its fleet and reduce costs.
       
    • GERMANY
      
      
      Software AG, Germany’s No.2 business software firm, reported third-quarter profits and sales that slightly beat market expectations as its new industrial internet division achieved triple-digit growth.
       
    • AREGENTINA
      
      
      Argentine President Mauricio Macri is used to seeing bad poll numbers as he struggles to drive through an unpopular austerity program that has cut fuel subsidies, raised taxes and sent utility bills soaring.
       
    • INDIA
      
      
      India's central bank on Friday increased lenders' single borrower exposure limit for non-banking financial companies which do not finance infrastructure, to 15 percent of capital funds.

    • CHINA
       

      China’s banking regulator said it plans to start letting funds from products publicly sold by banks’ wealth management subsidiaries be directly invested in shares.
       
    • AUSTRALIA
      
      About 300 staff of National Australia Bank have been fired or left the company as a result of internal investigations into wrongdoing, following public revelations of misconduct across the sector.

    • US
      
      The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot climbed to nearly $1 billion, the largest ever for the contest, and the second biggest U.S. lottery on record, trailing a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot paid out in 2016.
       

    • JAPAN
      
      
      Japan’s Toshiba Corp and IHI Corp have decided to dissolve their joint venture that make turbines for nuclear power plants due to weakened demand following the Fukushima disaster.