Draghi may benefit from overseas aid – FT

Mario Draghi, ECB president, has detailed his eurozone stimulus plan of buying asset-backed securities and covered bonds. Ralph Atkins, FT capital markets editor, explains to global economy news editor Ferdinando Giugliano how US help may be at hand.

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 2

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US Sector ETF Performance – October 2

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Quote of the Day

 “We have a global deflationary situation developing.”  — Richard Gilhooly, an interest-rate strategist in New York at TD Securities

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 1

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Bikers unexpected role in Brazilian election – FT

São Paulo’s army of motorbike couriers have been dragged into a bitter war over the city’s public transport, one of the biggest issues affecting October’s presidential and local elections. The FT’s Samantha Pearson reports on their unlikely entry into the political fray.

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Daily Risk Monitor – September 30

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US Sector ETF Performance – September 30

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Bond market October nerves – FT

Could the October curse revisit financial markets? FT US markets editor Mike Mackenzie and financial correspondent Tracy Alloway discuss the prospects as Treasury bills turn negative, as well as the possible fallout from the departure of Pimco co-founder Bill Gross.

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