Sunday, October 5, 2014

SUNDAY 10/5/14; Hong Kong Sets Deadline; Brazil Election

Hong Kong leader Leung says all offices must be made accessible for Monday morning setting a deadline firmly in place. Police plan to forcibly remove the barricades and student pro-democracy protestors if they do not leave over the coming hours. Clearly, the China mainland has lost all patience. Protestors say they will remain in place and are spending a sleepless night worrying a


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lity grows larger each day and will lead to future social unrest.

The first round of the Brazil elections take place with Silva fading in the stretch and Aecio Neves rising. Incumbent Dilma Rousseff will take the majority of votes but if none of the three claims 50% of the vote, a run-off election will occur on Sunday, 10/26/14, between the two top candidates; probably Rousseff and Neves. The voting ends at 22:00 GMT (5 PM EST and 7 PM local Brazilian time) so results should be available Sunday evening East Coast US time as futures begin trading and also corresponding to Monday morning Hong Kong time and the start of Asian trading.

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