Weekly digest Aug 31-Sept 4: Are we still waiting for Fed rate liftoff and why easing seems more likely than rate hikes

Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders.

News of the week: The ECB was the first to announce possible stimulus expansion. Who else? Are we still waiting for the Fed rate liftoff?

• MQL5 Blogs: ECB lowers growth and inflation forecasts, signals QE will last till September 2016
• Guardian: European Central Bank's gloom suggests QE2 may be on the horizon
• MQL5 Blogs: Analyst: Fed will hike rates just to slash them again and juice markets - Video
• Kitco News: No Fed Rate Hike Coming, They Never Intended To - Peter Schiff
• Bloomberg: The Fed's Fear of the Unknown
• MarketWatch: No rate hike at September meeting, agree ex–Fed insiders
• MarketWatch: Why Fed should be worried about deflationary forces
• Bloomberg: G-20 Draft Sees Fed Rate Increases as Risk to Global Markets
• MQL5 Blogs: The main message to market players from Jackson Hole

What's new in the world: policies, economic indicators, events

• CNBC: US to hit China hackers before Xi’s Washington visit
• MarketWatch: Sizeable outflow from China adds to fears
  
• CNBC: Why China is a serious problem for the euro zone
• New York Times: Political Risks May Foil Economic Reform in China
• Guardian: Economic growth will not be the answer to the UK's housing crisis
• Guardian: 'Flash crash' trader indicted by US grand jury
• Bloomberg: Spain Is Winner From Oil, Commodities Plunge, De Guindos Says
• Bloomberg: Sweden's Happy Currency Warrior Stays Cool as Traders Pounce
• Deutsche Welle: Greek economy: Surprise return to growth
• Deutsche Welle: US mulls over sanctions on China and Russia for cyber attacks
• Reuters: Saudi king to meet with Obama amid Gulf concerns over Iran deal
• Reuters: Deepening economic ties belie China-Japan tension
• Reuters: India to tax collectors: give foreign companies a break

Currency market news

• MQL5 Blogs: The only chart forex traders need to keep in mind
• MarketWatch: Why Draghi's comments sent the euro lower
• Pound Sterling Live: Pound and Euro React to Fresh Chinese Economic Concerns
• CNBC: Is euro parity a done deal now?
• Pound Sterling Live: The British Pound Could Struggle Over Coming Weeks
• Pound Sterling Live: This is the Real Reason China Devalued the Renminbi
• Kitco News: Which Currency Saw The Highest Gold Price In August?
  
• MQL5 Blogs: USDJPY Weekly Outlook - 38.2% Fibo support level to be crossed for correction

Commodity market news

• MQL5 Blogs: GOLD Outlook for September - ranging bearish
• Bloomberg: What Rout? This Gold Miner’s Getting Near Record-High Prices
• MQL5 Blogs: UBS: Signs that global gold ETFs stabilize "encouraging"
• Bloomberg: Gold Isn't the Safe Haven Investors Thought It Would Be
• MQL5 Blogs: Short-covering, not demand for safe haven, drives gold - Data
• Bloomberg: Gold to Fluctuate Around $1,200: Zijin
• Kitco News: Researchers Using Gold And Sunlight To Make Hydrogen Fuel
• Bloomberg: Hedge Fund Manager Hall Says World Market ‘Not Awash in Oil’
• CNBC: Russia will not cut oil production: Deputy PM

Stock market news

• MarketWatch: Is the emerging markets bull back again?
• Bloomberg: China Seeks to Calm Global Markets Forecasting Yuan Stability
• MQL5 Blogs: Goldman Sachs sticks with bullish view on Chinese stocks
• Bloomberg: Italy's Time to Shine as Stocks Outperform After 10-Year Plunge
• Kitco News: Marc Faber Places His Bets On Mining Stocks, Specifically Precious Metals
  
• MQL5 Blogs: Nomura's strategist: S&P 500 will likely fall another 10-15%, will prompt Fed to launch stimulus
• MQL5 Blogs: Max Keiser: Return of global fear - Video
• MQL5 Blogs: August marked the worst month in nearly two decades for Dow

Company news

• MarketWatch: 5 cars that make Tesla’s Model X look like a deal
• MarketWatch: Apple’s biggest challenge: Topping the iPhone 6
• Forbes: iPhone 6S Leaks In Full, Confirms Size Changes
• CNNMoney: Samsung Gear S2 is a smartwatch for watch lovers
• CNBC: Lenovo: We’ll be a different company next quarter
• BBC News: China aviation giant buys Irish firm Avolon
• Reuters: Japanese banks among bidders for GE's local finance unit: sources
• Investing.com: Company Notes Digest 9.4.15

Self-development for traders

• MarketWatch: Best time to buy a new car may be just ahead
• MarketWatch: Guide to managing money from your 20s to your 70s
• Forbes: 11 Things Smart People Won't Say
• Forbes: The Business Schools Where Students Most Want To Go In 2015
• New York Times: End-of-Summer Business Reading: Dreamers and the Defiant
• New York Times: Is It Better to Buy or Rent?
• MarketWatch: This is the most successful app ever