Fed's Data Focus, 2020 Economic View, Weidmann Warning: Eco Day

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Good morning Americas. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started:

• With the Federal Reserve projected to lower borrowing costs for a third straight meeting, a slew of economic reports this week will play a key role in whether the central bank needs to keep cutting or can take a breather
• The story of the global economy in 2019 has been the trade conflict. What will 2020 look like? Focusing on the U.S.–China trade conflict, Bloomberg Economics’s forecast is no escalation but no respite either, Tom Orlik writes
  • BE is also tracking the forces threatening the world’s hottest economies
• Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warned that giving preference to green bonds when conducting quantitative-easing policies risks overburdening central banks and could eventually endanger their independence
• China’s third-quarter slowdown continued into October, with only a few signs of stabilization evident amid the weakest pace of expansion in almost 30 years
• Hailed as the one economy racking up real wins in the U.S.-China trade war, Vietnam now needs to ensure that its gains don’t slip away just as quickly
• Singapore’s labor market is starting to come under strain as the trade-reliant economy struggles
  • Meanwhile, Poland’s businesses are running out of workers

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