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FOMC Watch: December is far from a foregone conclusion – ABN AMRO
The FOMC lowered its policy rate by 25 bps to the 3.75-4.00% range. There were two dissents, with Miran favouring a half-point cut, and Schmid favoring no cut. The Schmid dissent came as a surprise, and likely reflects wider disagreement and uncertainty going forward.Fxstreet
Thu, Oct 30
Burger King parent reports stronger-than-expected sales growth on resilient demand
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Restaurant Brands QSR.N QSR.TO reported third-quarter comparable sales above estimates on Thursday, helped by resilient traffic at the its restaurant chains Burger King and Tim Hortons.Menu updates and a focus on value pricing have helped the Toronto-based restaurant chain operato...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Taiwan, still without a tariff deal, talks trade with US at APEC
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan's top trade negotiator said on Thursday that she had met with a senior U.S. trade official on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea, but could not provide any details of what they discussed.Taiwan's exports to the United States are s...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Greek unemployment unchanged at 8.2% in September
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate stood at 8.2% in September, from an upwardly revised 8.2% in August, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday.Seasonally adjusted data showed 385,804 people were officially unemployed.Unemployment impacted women more than men, at the rates o...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Euro zone growth beats forecasts as France outperforms
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew quicker than expected last quarter as buoyant consumption offset faltering exports and persistent struggles in Germany's oversized industrial sector, fresh data from Eurostat showed on Thursday. The economy of the 20 n...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
