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But “this game of chicken” could irritate markets until tariff deadlines hit in early November, says Thierry Wizman, global FX and rates strategist at Macquarie, in a note to clients.

Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting Oct.

FX’s miniseries “A Murder at the End of the World” is an excellent, contemporary twist on an Agatha Christie-style mystery set in a snowbound Iceland hotel.

If the yen continues to weaken toward 160 against the dollar, “the issue could become a sticking point in the trade relationship” between the U.S. and Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.’s chief FX strategist Hirofumi Suzuki said.

“We don’t need more stimulus right now. Hand out a dividend and the Fed will stop cutting rates,” says Thierry Wizman, Global FX and Rates Strategist at Macquarie Group, who doesn’t think investors are taking the bailout talk seriously yet.