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9 more sleeps until Christmas Day and 3 more major market events: namely, the Fed on Wednesday, and the BoJ and BoE on Thursday. Overnight, Asian shares have fallen.

GBPUSD is lower this morning at 1.2640, following news that the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in October, against a consensus expectation of a 0.1% gain.

Asian equities had a strong session overnight, with the Hang Seng rising 1.6% and the Nikkei gaining 1.21%. Markets are eagerly awaiting details from China’s two-day Central Economic Work Conference, where policies to bolster economic activity and growth for next year are expected.