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Frontrunning: November 25

  • Dollar rally pauses, Italian stocks underperform (Reuters)
  • Retailers Vie for Black Friday Dollars (WSJ)
  • Holiday Price War Intensifies as Wal-Mart, Target Pursue Amazon (BBG)
  • U.S. Pushes Iran on New Measures to Fortify Nuclear Deal (WSJ)
  • Brent and WTI see small gains as end of year approaches (Reuters)
  • Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to let 3m refugees into Europe (FT)
  • Meet the man who could lead Trump's immigration crackdown (The Hill)
  • Austrian election tests support for European populism in Trump era (FT)

Is Nigel Farage Moving To The US

Is Nigel Farage Moving To The US

Donald Trump nearly sparked a diplomatic scandal earlier this week when he tweeted that Nigel Farage, the interim UKIP leader and the lead Brexit campaigner, would be great as Britain's ambassador to Washington, a suggestions which Theresa May's government quickly dismissed saying there was "no vacancy" as Kim Darroch is currently serving as ambassador to Washington, and leading to an outpouring of protests from the UK press accusing Trump of meddling in sovereign affairs.

Futures Flirt With Records As Asian Stocks Rise; Commodities, Dollar Take A Breather

Futures Flirt With Records As Asian Stocks Rise; Commodities, Dollar Take A Breather

In a quiet overnight session in which Japan was closed, European shares are mixed as financials and auto weigh, Asian stocks rise led by materials while S&P futures little changed against a backdrop of the continuing commodity rally with oil holding near $48 a barrel, up fractionally on the session. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar index was up slightly at 101.12, very close to a 14-year peak. The dollar also kept most of its recent hefty gains on the yen at 111.05 though it has met resistance around 111.35 in the last couple of sessions

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