'I know you are, but what am I?'

That's the US-China talks covered.

More details here, although it was mainly political theatre:

They will speak again next Thursday...

Asian stocks are mainly lower - Nikkei took a hit after the BOJ announced that it will only buy TOPIX linked ETF's

Nothing too notable elsewhere - U.S. futures looking perkier & 10 year yields bonds are comfortably back below 1.70%.

Nothing exciting on the calendar today (except quad-witching).

This was the narrative:

Oil hits skids, drops 7% on worsening

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