Overnight news

Good morning

- US equities slip lower as retail sales disappoint

- FOMC meeting this evening is now key

- Watch more any mention of taper discussions

- UK inflation higher than expected this morning

- GBP recovers from lower levels yesterday

- EU and US settle Boeing/Airbus dispute

- Both now turn attention to challenge China

- China sends a record 28 airplanes into Taiwan airspace

- Mission looked like a show of force

- Nikkei down 0.51% to 29,291

- Shanghai Comp down 1.07% to 3,518

- USDCNY fixes 6.4078 from 6.4070

- 10.00 EU labour costs

- 10.00 ECBs de Guindos speaks

- 13.30 US housing starts, building permits

- 13.30 CAD CPI

- 19.00 FOMC rate announcement

- 19.30 FOMC press conference

- 22.00 NZ Westpac consumer confidence

- 23.30 BoCs Macklem speaks

- 23.45 NZ GDP

- 01.00 RBAs Lowe speaks

- 02.30 AUS unemployment, RBA bulletin

- 05.30 SNB financial stability report

- 07.00 CHF trade balance