Be good to yourself, it's Monday.

This is the Economic GPS Takeaway

I'm Thaddeus Cummins.

Today is October 18 Monday NY, NY, USA

#Yen Index - #USDJPY #GBPJPY #EURJPY

The Yen index is on an upward trend to start the week.

#Trade News

International trade is booming. Small economies and the poorest countries are falling behind.

Source:

https://unctad.org/news/international-trade-back-not-all

#Climate News

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the nation needs an economic plan to succeed.

Source:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-15/australia-s-pm-says-nation-needs-plan-for-global-climate-shift

#Pandemic News

Chicago's largest police union urged officers to ignore the city's mandate to report their COVID-19 vaccination status. As a result the mayor filed a complaint against the union.

Source:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/10/15/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine

#Economic Calendar News

China reported GDP growth of 4.9% down from 7.9%.

Source:

https://fortune.com/2021/10/17/china-gdp-growth-property-energy-crisis-evergrande-covid/

#Technical USD/JPY

USD/JPY is in an upward trend.

This is Thaddeus Cummins, looking forward to your continued success. Good day!

Thaddeus Cummins

"Meditate on the Good. The Math will Follow."