Macro Briefing: 19 October 2017

China’s Q3 GDP growth rate ticks lower at 6.8% vs. year earlier: RTT
Spain set to impose direct rule on Catalonia on Saturday: Reuters
Year-ahead US inflation expectations tick down to 1.8% pace: Atlanta Fed
Dallas Fed chief: lower 10-year Treasury yield may be a warning sign: Reuters
US housing construction slows in September: HousingWire
Conservatives campaign against Yellen’s reappointment to Fed: Bloomberg
Treasury Secretary says stocks wil fall sharply without tax reform: LA Times
A new milestone for the Dow Jones Industrials: closing above 23,000: Reuters