FRIDAY 8/25/17; Yield Curve Flattens with 2-10 Spread Dropping to 83 Bips; Hurricane Harvey Hits Texas Oil Coast; Durable Goods; Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium; Fed Chair Yellen and ECB President Draghi Speak; Euro Above 1.19

Aussie and Asia indexes begin trading flat and mixed. NIKK +0.3%. Topix +0.1%. The financials and brokers are leading higher in Japan. ASX 200 is marginally 




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Gasoline prices around the US will rise from this weekend forward. Higher gasoline prices deter consumer spending.