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• Fed’s Kashkari signals support for further policy easing

  Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari
  on Friday signaled he continues to support further U.S. interest
  rate cuts, saying that monetary policy should be “somewhat
  accommodative”, given the risks to the economic outlook.

  

  

• UPDATE 1-Kaplan: “Agnostic” on October rate cut, may be wise to see “more cards” before acting again

  Dallas Federal Reserve bank
  president Robert Kaplan said on Friday he is currently
  “agnostic” about whether the Fed cuts rates at its upcoming
  October meeting, arguing it may be wise to see more information
  before adding a third rate reduction to the two the central bank
  has already approved this year.

  

  

• RPT-Brexit nod from parliament to unleash 4% rally in pound, send UK plc to record high

  Shares in London’s UK-oriented
  businesses, such as housebuilders and retailers, could rocket to
  record highs if parliament approves the government’s Brexit
  deal, investors say. They also predict the pound will rally
  around 5%.

  

  

• UPDATE 1-IMF sidesteps clash with U.S. over funding, delays shareholding changes to 2023

  The International Monetary
  Fund said on Friday its 189 member countries had agreed to
  maintain the IMF’s $1 trillion in total lending resources while
  delaying changes to its shareholding structure to as late as
  December 2023.

  

  

• Angola FX market overhaul sees kwanza tumble to record lows

  * Curb on mining, informal sector limits dollars on the
  street