Today marks the beginning of the five-day festival of Diwali, when Hindus worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. It's considered good fortune to buy gold
UNITED STATES
- The jobs report released Friday beat expectations nicely (Actual 250 | Expected 200)
- Women are entering the workforce at a record rate, outpacing men
- Hourly wage growth exceeded 3% for the first time in 9 years
- Stocks prices are starting to look attractive again with many pricing in close to zero earnings growth ahead
OTHER
- Full-time employment in Canada came in higher than expected (Actual 33.9| Expected 20)
- The unemployment rate remains at multiyear lows
- However, wage growth is slowing
- US sanctions were lifted on Turkey, giving a boost to the lira
- As of today, Venezuelans will be able to purchase the government’s mysterious cryptocurrency, the petro
- Iranians protested, chanting the classic “death to America” when sanctions against its oil and banking industries were reimposed on Sunday
CHINA
- Outlook uncertain
Submitted November 05, 2018 at 07:33AM by ogordained https://ift.tt/2yNAYMM
