Weekly digest Oct 19-23: Main coverage, from ECB December easing talk to Xi visit to Britain

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: Analysts predict perfect storm for EURUSD by December as Draghi is expected to announce further easing.

• Bloomberg: Draghi Repeating ECB History Primes Euro Area for Stimulus
• Bloomberg: Draghi's Signal Adds $190 Billion to Negative-Yield Universe
• MQL5 Blogs: Euro Exchange Rates Forecast to Remain Firm Despite ECB
• MQL5 Blogs: Post ECB rate decision event review - BNP Paribas
• CNBC: 'Perfect storm' to lead to euro-dollar parity by December?

China's Xi visit to Britain:

• CNNMoney: China slashes interest rates again
• Bloomberg: Kate's Red Dress Wins China Warmth in Boost for Ties With U.K.
• New York Times: Xi Visit Displays Shift in Approach to China
• Guardian: Xi Jinping state visit: China's relationship with Britain in numbers
• Deutsche Welle: Coming soon: Chinese nuclear power in UK
• CNBC: China's Fifth Plenum: 5 Things You Need to Know
• MQL5 Blogs: China plans to lift capital controls by 2020

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

• MQL5 Blogs: Why there is another year of capital controls for Greece
• New York Times: Spain's Unemployment Falls, and Rajoy's Prospects Rise
• MQL5 Blogs: Almost two-thirds of economists still expect Fed rate hike this year - FT Research
• Washington Post: Europe just made it harder for the Fed to raise rates
• MQL5 Blogs: Investors are persistent in getting the Fed's intentions wrong - Deutsche Bank
• MQL5 Blogs: Economic data signals Bank of England may move before Fed - Analysis
• Washington Post: Economists are starting to sound alarm about the risk of a new U.S. recession
• MQL5 Blogs: Economists support Bank of England's view there are no dangers from overseas
• MQL5 Blogs: Bank of England's Carney criticized after remarks on 'Brexit'
• New York Times: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Accord Explained
• CNBC: Korea's GDP growth at 5-year high: Key facts
• Deutsche Welle: Ukraine: Forget about corruption - invest!

Currency market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: EURUSD Intra-Day Technical Analysis - key support level to be broken for the breakdown to be continuing
• MQL5 Blogs: EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Euro Declines After Forming Bearish Candlestick Pattern
• MQL5 Blogs: Trading setup for EUR/USD by Barclays Capital
• MarketWatch: Goldman Sachs says euro could end 2015 at $1.05
• MQL5 Blogs: Dollar Index Weekly Outlook - waiting for direction to break the levels
• MQL5 Blogs: USDCAD Pivot Points Analysis - the secondary correction to be started
• MQL5 Blogs: NZDUSD Next Month Outlook - breaking ascending triangle pattern for the rally to be started
• MQL5 Blogs: USD/JPY Next Month Outlook - possible correction to be started
• MQL5 Blogs: Goldman expects pound to strengthen, says Bank of England might hike rates sooner than expected
• MQL5 Blogs: Bitcoin now tax free in Europe - European Court of Justice
• MQL5 Blogs: China's shrinking forex reserves drive investor concerns
• MQL5 Blogs: London to become major offshore hub for renminbi trading

Commodity market news:

• MQL5 Blogs: Crude Oil Weekly Outlook - intermediate support level to be broken with the bearish to be continuing
• MarketWatch: Will fiscal pain force Saudi Arabia to pump more oil?
• MQL5 Blogs: SILVER (XAG/USD) Technical Analysis At Year-End: 23.06 is the key level to the bullish
• MQL5 Blogs: SILVER (XAG/USD) Weekly Outlook - bouncing off key resistance for the next bearish target
• MarketWatch: Silver coins are scarce, but prices don’t show it
• Kitco News: Gold Moves Above Unchanged as Traders "Buy the Dip"
• MQL5 Blogs: GOLD (XAU/USD) Technical Analysis At Year-End: key resistance level to be broken in Q1 2016
• MQL5 Blogs: LBMA forecasting winner: Gold to trade well below $1,100 towards 2016 - Video
• MQL5 Blogs: Gold to edge higher, base metals to take a blow - Video

Stock market news:

• New York Times: Investors Rode the Rapids After Stocks Plunged
• MarketWatch: The best six months for stocks is about to begin
• MQL5 Blogs: Ferrari shares surge in market debut, up 15% from IPO price
• Guardian: Shares of Google parent Alphabet jump as company beats Wall Street forecasts
• MarketWatch: Jim Cramer is the loser in this stock-picking test
• MarketWatch: McDonald’s stock may have started a new uptrend
• Forbes: Five Food Stocks To Ride Long-Term Trends
• Forbes: Oprah Winfrey Creates $700 Million From Thin Air In Two Days Of Stock Market Trading

Company news:

• New York Times: Microsoft’s Rule-Breaking Vision of a Future With Countless Devices
• New York Times: Borgward, a Storied German Carmaker, Tries Comeback in China
• CNBC: We're in golden age for deals, says JPM's Cristerna
• Reuters: American Airlines profit jumps, beats expectations
• Reuters: Whirlpool posts higher quarterly profit, revises 2015 EPS outlook
• Reuters: Thomson Reuters third-quarter profit tops forecasts
• Reuters: Tesla CEO says could start China car production in two years: official blog
• Washington Post: VW looking into whether more cars contained cheating software
• Deutsche Welle: Daimler sales unaffected by VW pollution scandal
• CNNMoney: Is this India's first supercar?
• CNBC: Will the Apple Watch call time on Swiss sales?
• Deutsche Welle: Apple to invest in clean energy in China