NZD/USD intraday bias lower, finds strong support by 20-DMA at 74.28. Techs are bearishly aligned, RSI is biased lower, Stochs show bearish rollover from overbought zone. MACD line is on the verge of bearish crossover on signal line. Break below 20-DMA should be a good shorting opportunity...

HK’S HANG SENG INDEX CLOSES DOWN 0.3 PCT AT 23,215.76 POINTS...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: PROSPECTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARD SINCE THE PREVIOUS SURVEY, AND CONTACTS EXPECT MODERATE OUTPUT GROWTH OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCREASE ARE SOLID GROWTH IN PUBLIC DEMAND, IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS AND A SLOWDOWN IN THE DECLINE IN OIL SECTOR DEMAND...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: THE STRONGEST GROWTH IS REPORTED BY HOUSEHOLD SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION AND TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING. OIL SERVICE CONTACTS CONTINUE TO REPORT A FALL IN OUTPUT, BUT THE DECLINE HAS MODERATED SINCE MAY...

S.AFRICA'S RAND TURNS POSITIVE AFTER DATA SHOWS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NARROWS IN Q2...

INDONESIA BONDS MATURING MAY 2027 WEIGHTED AVG YIELD AT 7.02381 PCT - FIN MINISTRY...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: NORGES BANK'S REGIONAL NETWORK CONTACTS REPORT SOME INCREASE IN OUTPUT OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. ENTERPRISES EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER GROWTH OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: AGGREGATED OUTPUT INDEX FOR PAST 3 MONTHS AT 0.49 (PREVIOUS 0.16 IN JUNE...

NORWAY C.BANK SURVEY: AGGREGATED OUTPUT INDEX FOR 6 MONTHS AHEAD AT 0.75 (PREVIOUS 0.28 IN JUNE...

IEA UPS 2017 NON-OPEC OIL OUTPUT GROWTH FORECAST TO 0.38 MLN BPD FROM 0.3 MLN BPD...

IEA SAYS WORLD OIL SUPPLIES FELL 300,000 BPD IN AUG TO 96.9 MLN BPD, NEAR-RECORD OPEC OUTPUT ALMOST OFFSET NON-OPEC DECLINE...

IEA SAYS GLOBAL REFINERY RUNS IN 2016 SET TO GROW AT LOWEST RATE IN A DECADE, TO DELAY MARKET REBALANCING...

IEA SAYS OECD INVENTORIES ROSE IN JULY BY 32.5 MLN BARRELS TO NEW RECORD OF 3.111 BILLION BARRELS...

IEA SAYS CRUDE OIL SUPPLY TO OUTPACE DEMAND "AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR" AS DEMAND GROWTH SLOWS...

IEA LEAVES 2017 OIL DEMAND GROWTH FORECAST AT 1.2 MLN BPD, CUTS 2016 FORECAST TO 1.3 MLN BPD FROM 1.4 MLN BPD...

S.AFRICA'S Q2 EXPORTS RISE 9.1 PCT IN VALUE TERMS, IMPORTS UP 1.2 PCT – CBANK...

S.AFRICA'S Q2 FINANCIAL ACCOUNT BALANCE 0.5 PERCENT OF GDP VS REVISED 3.0 PERCENT IN Q1 (PVS 2.6 PERCENT) - CBANK...

S.AFRICA'S TRADE ACCOUNT RECORDS 33 BLN RAND SURPLUS IN Q2 VS REVISED 48 BLN RAND DEFICIT IN Q1 (PVS 38 BLN RAND DEFICIT) – CBANK...

S.AFRICA'S Q2 EXPORTS RISE 5.6 PCT IN VOLUME TERMS, IMPORTS DOWN 0.9 PCT – CBANK...