Weekly digest Sept 28-Oct 2: Where is oil heading, now that Syria strikes intensify?

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: Oil futures are to rise in the near term as Syria strikes, risks from Hurricane Joaquin weigh.

• FXStreet: Volatile day for crude and Canadian dollar
• Bloomberg: Oil Rises as Russian Strikes in Syria Raise Middle East Tension
• Reuters: Oil edges up on US economy optimism, Syria fears
• MarketWatch: Here’s how Hurricane Joaquin could end up sinking oil prices
• CNBC: US-Russia tensions result in falling oil prices
• CNBC: Oil might have hit the bottom: Analyst
• Fortune: The top 5 most expensive hurricanes in U.S. history

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

• CNBC: What the charts are saying for Q4
• Wall Street Journal: Janet Yellen Ally Sees Possible Fed Interest-Rate Move Soon
• USA Today: Jobs report and Fed rate-hike dance begins anew
• Economist: Dominant and dangerous
• Fortune: Federal Reserve leak is now an insider-trading probe
• Bloomberg: Draghi Says Growth Returning, Calls for Further Euro Integration
• Bloomberg: Once Poorer and Needing Rescue, Portugal Leaves Drama to Greeks
• MarketWatch: Why ‘Brexit’ could be good for the U.S.
• MQL5 Blogs: Tourism may overtake oil economy in Saudi Arabia
• MQL5 Blogs: India a bright spot in the world economy amid sluggish global growth - IMF
• MQL5 Blogs: New financial crisis will emerge if rates go up - IMF
• MarketWatch: EM flows set to go negative for first time since 1988

Currency market news

• MQL5 Blogs: EUR/USD: Monitor Key Levels - UOB
• MQL5 Blogs: AUD/CAD Next Month Outlook - bearish ranging condition by direction
• MQL5 Blogs: USD/CAD Price Action Analysis - Long-Term Uptrend
• MQL5 Blogs: NZD/USD Price Action Analysis - weekly ranging bearish, monthly bearish breakdown
• MQL5 Blogs: CAD/CHF Monthly Outlook - symmetric triangle pattern was formed to be crossed for direction
• MQL5 Blogs: CAD/JPY Monthly Outlook - possible bearish breakdown

Commodity market news: the 2015 bloodbath

• MQL5 Blogs: SILVER: End Of Week Technicals - Ranging Bearish within Key Levels
• MQL5 Blogs: Gold finishes third quarter down 5%
• Kitco News: Rate Hikes Not ‘Defining Factor’ For Gold, Metal At An Inflection Point - World Gold Council
• Kitco News: Commerzbank: Palladium Continues Ascent After Data On U.S. Auto Sales
• Bloomberg: Why Commodities Are Back in the 1990s
• MarketWatch: Here’s how ugly the third quarter was for stocks and commodities
• MQL5 Blogs: Just three commodities escaped the 2015 bloodbath
• MQL5 Blogs: Commodities are in the fourth year of the 20-year bear super-cycle - Researchers
• CBS News: The mounting pain from falling commodity prices
• Fortune: Why Shell believes coal is vital for a better quality of life
• Barron's: BlackRock's Outlook for Oil, Other Commodities

Stock market news

• MQL5 Blogs: Seasonality chart reminds: sell in May, come back in October!
• Fortune: No, October is often a great month for stocks
• Seeking Alpha: Buy The Fourth Quarter Of The Third Year Of The Presidential Cycle
• MQL5 Blogs: Quick Technical Overview - DAX Index: bearish breakdown to be continuing
• MQL5 Blogs: Quick Technical Overview - S&P 500: long-term bearish breakdown
• MQL5 Blogs: Goldman Sachs trims forecast for S&P 500, expects rate hike in December
• MQL5 Blogs: Quick Technical Overview - NIKKEI 225 Index: bearish breakdown
• MQL5 Blogs: The Stock Markets Of The 10 Largest Global Economies Are All Crashing
• MQL5 Blogs: Stock market will fall without Fed's help - Analyst
• MarketWatch: 3 bullish signals that may surprise Wall Street
• MQL5 Blogs: What will help the bulls get back on their feet? Yardeni Research knows

Company news: Glencore, Volkswagen in focus

• Bloomberg: Glencore's Wild Ride Has Investors Asking: Can It Happen Again?
• New York Times: Glencore Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet
• Sydney Morning Herald: Are mysterious commodities traders like Glencore and Noble too big to fail?
• MQL5 Blogs: VW stock to be removed from Dow Jones sustainability index
• New York Times: In Germany, a Cozy Relationship Between Carmakers and Government
• New York Times: U.S. States Jumping Into Investigation of VW Emissions Deception
• Bloomberg: This Japanese Emissions Test Maker Humbled Mighty Volkswagen
• Bloomberg: True 'Lehman Moments' Must Clear These Hurdles
• MQL5 Blogs: Tesla's Musk unveils long-awaited Model X, stock rises
• MarketWatch: 4 things to know about Tesla’s Model X
• Fortune: IBM aims to replace silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes to keep up with Moore's Law
• Bloomberg: The ‘Inventor’ of the Mobile Internet Takes on Google, Samsung
• Fortune: 3 big questions about Google and Microsoft's patent deal

Self-development for traders

• MQL5 Blogs: Carl Icahn's video message to investors: "Danger Ahead" over zero rates, junk bonds
• Forbes: Northwestern Mutual​Voice: 6 Tips For Investors When Markets Dive
• Fortune: These billionaire investors just lost big in the stock market
• Fortune: Why Sweden is moving to a six-hour working day
• Time: 9 Ways to Make Your Day More Successful Before 9 A.M.
• Time: The Ultimate Guide to Steve Jobs’ Success
• Forbes: Meet The African-American Billionaire Businessman Who's Richer Than Michael Jordan
• Forbes: Want To Live The 1% Life? Here's How Much It Costs