Spreadex Market Update

Obama puts pressure on House Republicans 



President Barack Obama put pressure on House Republicans to reopen the government and to raise the US debt ceiling during a conference last night. Obama said he would be willing to negotiate only after Republicans agree to reopen the government and raise the debt limit with no conditions. The negativity in the markets is likely to continue today as investors lose confidence that a deal will be reached before the mid-October deadline.

The majority of Asian markets slid on concern the US won’t come up with a plan before the deadline. Adding fuel to the fire, the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth outlook but lifted UK growth projections. The IMF expects global growth of 2.9% this year, a cut of 0.3% from July’s estimate. Despite the global negativity, Japanese shares managed to advance for a second day helped by a weaker Yen against the dollar. The dollar strengthened after a House official said Obama will nominate Janet Yellen to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a move likely to continue the central banks loose monetary policy.

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