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US tsys higher on FTQ bid, heavy volume in TY1 futs (~450k) , US 10Y 3.312 (-3.4bps). S&P futs down -11.25 or 0.45% (the largest premkt decline since August 29th), gold rebounding slightly, crude down 1.25%. No reaction to stronger PHiliTsys rose sharply at the start of European trading with bunds as Euro equities plunged in the face of the Spanish govt’s decision to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy and after weak earnings from Unilever (-5%) andThe 2Y bund/tsy spread hit its highest level since August 1999 earlier.  GOCs higher in line with tsys,provis opening unch as well.

News headlines 

Rajoy Deploys Ultimate Weapon of Law on Catalonia (Bloomberg) Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will deploy the Spanish government’s most wide-ranging constitutional powers for the first time in the country’s history as he seeks to land a decisive blow on the Catalan separatist movement.

Senate Begins Tax Debate by Elbowing Democrats on Perks for Rich (Bloomberg) Senate Republicans kicked off their tax debate Wednesday by killing two Democratic proposals that sought to draw a line against tax breaks for the wealthy.

U.K. Retail-Sales Growth Slumps to Weakest in Four Years (Bloomberg) U.K. retail sales fell more than forecast in September, leaving growth in the third quarter at its weakest in four years. Sales dropped 0.8 percent from August, far more than the 0.1 percent estimated in a Bloomberg survey. Over the third quarter, annual growth slowed to 1.5 percent, the worst performance since October 2013, according to data from the Office for National Statistics in London.

Hong Kong Stocks Tumble Most This Year as Geely, Developers Sink (Bloomberg) Hong Kong shares turned sharply lower in afternoon trading, led by some of the year’s best performers, as traders cited concerns ranging from the risks of Chinese deleveraging to a surge in the city’s interbank rates.

Stocks Drop as Investor Jitters Return; Euro Gains: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) The optimism that spurred U.S. stocks to yet another record on Wednesday was missing in action throughout Asia and Europe, with Hong Kong shares tumbling and European peers trading lower as Spain’s Catalan crisis deepened and corporate newsflow disappointed.

China reports 6.8% third-quarter GDP growth, meeting expectations (CNBC) The country’s National Bureau of Statistics said its third-quarter GDP growth was 6.8 percent compared to the same period last year, a day after President Xi Jinping made big promises for the country’s economic future during a pivotal leadership meeting.

Rogers quarterly profit more than doubles on wireless strength (BNN) Canadian telecom company Rogers Communications Inc (RCIb.TO) said on Thursday its third-quarter profit more than doubled as its wireless business kept firing on all cylinders and it sharply increased its full-year profit forecast

Caisse de depot changes investment strategy to address climate change (BNN) The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Canada’s second-largest public pension plan, said it would increase investments in low-carbon assets by more than $8 billion over the next three years.

Thirty years ago this week, Wall Street slid into the abyss (Reuters) Thirty years ago, before heading to work at the New York Stock Exchange, Peter Kenny left his home in lower Manhattan and made a detour to the nearby Our Lady of Victory church to pray to St. Jude, the Roman Catholic patron saint of desperate and lost causes.

Overnight markets 

Overview: US 10yr note futures are up 0.212% at 125-13, S&P 500 futures are down -0.53% at 2546.5, Crude oil futures are down -1.52% at $51.25, Gold futures are up 0.33% at $1287.2, DXY is down -0.18% at 93.197, CAD/USD is up 0.04% at 0.8019. 

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CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

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Market Update

Tsys lower, yields 2-3bps higher, 10Y 2.33% (+3bps), equities higher (S&P fut +3.25), gold down for a third day, crude recovering from yesterday’s midday slide (52.06 +0.35%) after API data showed a large drop of 7.13mln bbls in crude oil inventories last week. Tsy futures hitting session lows after NY Fed Dudley said US economy looking ‘quite good’.  Core Euro bonds lower, following weakness in tsys and gilts , the latter pressured by data showing an uptick in UK wage growth for August . GOCs lower,  yet continuing steady outperformance vs tsys, another 1bp this morning, Can/US 10Y -30bps at one month lows. Provis better bid this morning, Ont 27s trading up @ 68bps, BC/Ont 48 -6.3/-6.8 unch. PSP Capital (AAA/Aaa) in the mkt reopening its Oct 2022 issue.

News headlines 

Xi Plans to Turn China Into a Leading Global Power by 2050 (Blomberg) President Xi Jinping warned of “severe” challenges while laying out a road map to turn China into a leading global power by 2050, as he kicked off a twice-a-decade party gathering expected to cement his influence into the next decade.

Senators Get Deal to Prop Up Obamacare, Keep Subsidies Trump Cut (Bloomberg) Senators in both political parties say they’ve reached agreement on fixes to stabilize Obamacare just two weeks before Americans start signing up for 2018 coverage.

Brexit Divisions Are Making Talks ‘Difficult’ for Europe (Bloomberg) European Union leaders and officials are finding Theresa May’s government a difficult negotiating partner, as splits inside the U.K. make it hard to know what they want.

U.K. Jobless Rate at 42-Year Low Amid Strong Labor Demand (Bloomberg) The U.K. jobless rate held at a 42-year low in the three months through August as Britain enjoyed near-record employment, according the figures published Wednesday.

Stocks Gain as Euro Slips; Dollar Pushes Higher: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) The euro headed for its longest losing streak in almost a year as a deadline on Catalonia’s independence looms. Stocks in Europe advanced, while the dollar continued to strengthen helped by speculation that the next Federal Reserve chair will be more hawkish.

Wall Street Poised to Get a Key SEC Reprieve Over MiFID (Bloomberg) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to give Wall Street a reprieve by telling financial firms they won’t have to overhaul their operations to comply with sweeping new European rules governing investment research, said three people familiar with the matter

OSFI sets new mortgage rules, including stress test for uninsured borrowers (CBC) Canada’s top banking regulator has published the final version of its new mortgage rules, which include a requirement to “stress test” borrowers with uninsured loans to ensure they could withstand higher interest rates.

Veteran investor Marc Faber booted from 3rd company after racist comments (CBC) Veteran investor Marc Faber has resigned his board seats at three companies based in Canada on Tuesday following comments he made in his investment newsletter that America was better off because it was settled by white people instead of black people.

CP Rail beats third-quarter profit estimates on higher shipments (Reuters) Railroad operator Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) (CP.N) on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on higher shipments of crude oil, coal and potash and raised its full-year profit forecast.

Rio Tinto charged with fraud in US and fined in UK (Financial Times) Rio Tinto and two former senior executives were hit with fraud charges in the US, and the miner with a UK penalty, for allegedly trying to hide a multibillion-dollar business failure by inflating the value of coal assets in Mozambique.

Overnight markets 

Overview: US 10yr note futures are down -0.237% at 125-05, S&P 500 futures are up 0.14% at 2560.5, Crude oil futures are up 0.35% at $52.06, Gold futures are down -0.41% at $1280.9, DXY is up 0.24% at 93.713, CAD/USD is up 0.05% at 0.7982. 

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Ivan Greenstein, Stephan Buu, Hugues Savard

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

Tel : (514)-861-0240
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Market Update

Tsys lower  with the 10Y 2.31% (+1bp), lagging the rally in core European bonds esp UK gilts after BOE Carney comments. Equities unch, gold lower for a second day, crude  surged o/n to 52.37 on Iraq conflict.  UK gilts higher, 10Y gilt 1.30% at mth lows,  after Carney suggested raising rates to ‘build a war chest’ for future shocks was not consistent with inflation targeting and the unwind of QE would be gradual. Short end of ‘Sonia’ mkt pricing 80% odds of a rate hike in Nov. GOCs slightly higher, 1bp tighter vs tsys. Provis unch, BC continues to perform – the BC/Ont 48 roll 0.7bps narrower since Friday

News headlines 

Taylor Impresses Trump for Fed Chairman, Warsh Slips (Bloomberg) Stanford University economist John Taylor, a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman, made a favorable impression on President Donald Trump after an hour-long interview at the White House last week, several people familiar with the matter said.

North Korea Warns That Nuclear War Could ‘Break Out Any Moment’ (Bloomberg) North Korea warned that a nuclear war “may break out any moment” as the U.S. and South Korea began one of the largest joint naval drills off both the east and west coasts of the peninsula.

BOE Nears ‘Tipping Point’ as Inflation Climbs to 5 1/2 Year High (Bloomberg) U.K. inflation reached 3 percent for the first time in more than five years in September, taking the economy closer to what one Bank of England official described as a “tipping point” for policy.

Brexit Timeline Pushed Back as May’s Late Push Comes Up Short (Bloomberg) Last-minute efforts by U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to unblock stalled Brexit talks came up short with European Union officials now looking to December to move negotiations on to discussions about the future EU-U.K. relationship.

China’s Stocks, Bonds, Currency Drop in Unison Before Congress (Bloomberg) Caution is spreading through China’s financial markets before the start of a crucial Communist Party gathering. The Shanghai Composite Index fell for a second day and government bonds retreated, with the 10-year yield rising to an almost three-year high, while the yuan retreated 0.5 percent against the dollar. With analysts expecting little in the way of substantial reforms to emerge from the twice-a-decade congress, which begins Wednesday, investors focused on comments from the chief of the central bank which suggested stronger action to cut corporate leverage.

Spain Jails Separatists as Growth Forecast Lowered on Catalonia (Bloomberg) Spain cut its economic forecast for 2018 as the costs of the Catalan crisis begin to mount. Output will grow by 2.3 percent next year instead of the 2.6 percent previously projected, the economy ministry said in an emailed statement just before midnight, citing the impact of the political standoff in Catalonia, which accounts for a fifth of Spain’s gross domestic product, and the related struggle to approve a budget.

Airbus Snaps Up Bombardier Jet in New Challenge to Boeing (Bloomberg) Airbus SE agreed to acquire a majority stake in Bombardier Inc.’s C Series program and will start assembling the jetliner in the U.S., vaulting a technologically advanced but slow-selling plane onto the front lines of the battle with Boeing Co. over global aircraft sales.

Morgan Stanley’s profit tops estimates as wealth management shines (Financial Times) Morgan Stanley’s exposure to wealth management and cuts at its debt dealing business have once again helped it weather a tough period for investment banks as it delivered improved third quarter profits.

Powell likely next Fed chief, though Yellen best suited: economists (Reuters) Jerome Powell likely will be the next Federal Reserve chairman, according to a slim majority of economists in a Reuters poll – but most of them said current Fed Chair Janet Yellen would be the best option.

Overnight markets 

Overview: US 10yr note futures are up 0.012% at 125-14, S&P 500 futures are down -0.03% at 2555.5, Crude oil futures are up 0.44% at $52.1, Gold futures are down -0.97% at $1290.4, DXY is up 0.25% at 93.546, CAD/USD is up 0.11% at 0.7979

US Economic Data

Canadian Economic Data

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Disclosure and Disclaimer

The following sources of information have been, or may have been, used partially or in their entirety to compile the herein provided CTI Capital Securities Inc. (“CTI Capital”) ‘Morning Comments.’ CTI Capital believes these sources to be generally reliable, however, as said sources are varied and from third parties, CTI Capital cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of said information: Canadian Press (CP); Bloomberg News (BN); Wall Street Journal (WSJ); Stone & McCarthy Research Associates (SMRA); New York Times (NYT); Financial Times (FT); Market News International (MNI); Globe and Mail; Associated Press (AP); CNW Group (CNW); Reuters; Business News Network (BNN); Market Watch; and others.

Ivan Greenstein, Stephan Buu, Hugues Savard

Institutional Bond and Equity Desk
CTI Capital Valeurs Mobilières Inc.

Tel : (514)-861-0240
Fax: (514)-861-3230