The current Money Fall contest has already started on September 26, 2016 and will end on September 30, 2016.

You can register for the next competition which will take place from October 3, 2016 to October 7, 2016 (Terminal time). .

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Registration for the next competition finishes 1 hour before the contest starts.

Lagarde Favors Less Strict Trade Policies

The stricter protectionist trade measures slows down the current frail economy not only in United States but including other countries as said by the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. She described it as an “economic malpractice”. Restricting trades would worsen the status of workers and families.

It has pros and cons for members of trades but considering present weak economy and bigoted politics, an open trading is more advantageous to all. However, if the trade policies are neglected, the opportunity for progress is lessened since global economy still needs it to drive growth.

The current Money Fall contest has already started on October 3, 2016 and will end on October 7, 2016.

You can register for the next competition which will take place from October 10, 2016 to October 14, 2016 (Terminal time). .

Note:

Registration for the next competition finishes 1 hour before the contest starts.

The current Money Fall contest has already started on October 10, 2016 and will end on October 14, 2016.

You can register for the next competition which will take place from October 17, 2016 to October 21, 2016 (Terminal time). .

Note:
Registration for the next competition finishes 1 hour before the contest starts.

Weak Trades in China Slows Down Economic Growth

The exports and imports in China fell short of expectations as it dropped by 10% and 1.9% respectively in US dollars. This was triggered by a weak demand both domestically and internationally affected by the price hike in oil. Although in China’s perspective this became an advantage with higher returns. For analysts this is a sign for a slow growth in the economy but it is still inconclusive to say unless there is another substantial report that confirms slow development.

EU Exporters Could End Up Paying Higher Tariffs to EU Than Vice Versa

EU enterprise exporting goods would pay higher tariff to Uk compared to the other way around. Around £12.9 billion are to be paid by EU enterprises just on tariffs alone after UK leaving EU and should Britain come in terms with the World Trade Organization. In exchange, UK enterprise exporters has to pay around £5.2 billion for tariff in a year. This implies the significance for both parties to settle their post-Brexit trade deal. A study has been conducted showing 22 out of 27 EU members are found out to pay higher tariffs regarding exports to UK.

Additionally, the act of Belgium to not agree regarding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) between EU and Canada which has been an issue recently. Nevertheless, a representative of the campaign, Chris Grayling, said that this would not be a hindrance to settle an agreement with the British trade deal with EU.

Demand for Manufactured Capital Goods Weakened

The manufactured capital goods from America fell by 1.2% in September despite three consecutive months of gains. The demand for computers and other electronic products slowed down which is expected to affect business spending in the last quarter of the year.

Demand for new heavy machineries has been reduced because of the predominance of used construction equipments while the demand for transportation equipments declined by 0.8% that impelled durable goods lower by 0.1%. On the other hand, orders for electrical equipments and machineries including appliances has risen last month. However, this may shift course to a better predicament since the dollar appreciated as well as the oil and gas drilling activity has improved in the past months.

Gold, CHF Surges, Stocks Drop Amid Heightened US Election Anxiety

    The stock market plummeted to its lowest levels since July, while the CHF surged along with gold prices due to an increase in market anxiety with only a week left before the US presidential election commences. As Trump edged past Clinton in the presidential polls, the prices of equities experienced a selloff with regards to high-risk assets, while the Mexican Peso (MXN) caused massive losses among the major currencies, especially since this particular currency is now seen as a gauge for the market’s sentiment with regards to the results of the elections. Safe haven currencies such as the CHF and JPY surged after traders sought to avoid high-risk investments. Treasuries held fast to its gains, while gold prices increased and reached its highest levels in over a month.

Rise in U.S. Employment Growth Impact on Fed’s Next Rate Hike

The employment rate in US has a significant increase that would finalize the decision for the December rate hike from Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls also added 175,000 jobs in the month of October higher than the 156,000 jobs in September. It is predicted that the unemployment rate will decline by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9%. The Labor Department will release its employment report this Friday morning.

Though the US central bank is expected to implement a rate hike this december, the results of the U.S. Presidential election will still have a weigh on the decision. On Wednesday, Fed announced that the interest rates will not be changed but there is higher probability for the next rate hike.

U.S. Dollars Strengthens Unabatingly That May Lead to Inflation

Greenback continues to surge with the unexpected win of Trump that signals inflation to take place sometime in the future. It climbed as high as 99.247 on Monday during Asian session from 97 handle prior to election. His principles advocated during his campaign such as protectionism, changes in immigration, infrastructures and debt spending set inflation back to the market at the same time, this would cause the U.S. Dollars to further appreciate in value. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 2 percent from 1.80 percent before election. This surge is expected to continue with short-term trend moves up, it is anticipated for U.S. Dollars to get stronger.

Better Global Economic Standing Despite Rise in Unemployment Rate

Recent data showed a 3% growth but this was because of short-term fleeting factors. The unemployment rate stayed low while the underemployment and long-term unemployment has increased with weakened nominal wage and inflation. This is in contrast of unemployment rates released by IMF saying that it increased were majority part-time.

Australia's economic status is performing better than other countries and it would get stronger if there will be more investments and invigorate business confidence. However if the investments remained subtle, company earnings would be affected and be in tension. Also, the consumer consumption would stay low if the job earnings would not increase.

The RBA should keep interest rate slow and maximize infrastructure spending to increase in employment rates in current global economic environment.