MNI Global Morning Briefing

     LONDON (MNI) - The three key releases to end the week are the trade balance

data in China, due overnight, Germany's final HICP reading for September at

0600GMT and the Euro Area Industrial Production for September at 0900GMT.

     ECB Governing Council member Jens Weidmann is also expected to speak at the

IMF/World Bank gathering in Bali at 0530GMT. Other policymakers will speak over

the next day or two.

     The trade balance in China is anticipated to narrow from USD27.91 bn to

USD18.4 bn in September.

     Germany's final reading of September HICP is expected at 0600GGMT. The

flash read was 2.1%.

     Euro Area industrial production previously declined by 0.1% y/y and 0.8%

m/m in July. Analyst estimates point to a 0.4% m/m rebound in Euro Area

industrial production in August. However, member state data released since then

has been mixed, and suggests that a weaker outturn may be on the cards. July's

monthly decline, led by falls across consumer goods (both durables and

non-durables) and intermediate goods, left output down 0.1% on the year, the

first contraction since January 2017.

     Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Charles Evans is speaking in

Michigan at 1330GMT, while Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank president Raphael Bostic

is speaking in Atlanta at 1630GMT.

     Onto Saturday and during the day in Bali, there will be various speakers

including ECB Gov. Council member Jens Weidmann and BBK Board member Claudia

Buch. Speaking at 0230GMT is US Federal Reserve Bank Vice Chairman Randal

Quarles. ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch also speaks.

--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com