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Thomas Cook Group said on Wednesday it had agreed the key commercial terms of a rescue package with investor Fosun Tourism, its banks and a majority of its bondholders.

* People left money by dead customers to claim through courts

* Raising surprising given excess capital -Goldman Sachs (Adds UBS analyst comments, renewable portfolio)

Deteriorating Sino-U.S. trade ties and interest rate reforms are fueling speculation China will start cutting key rates from next month, but bankers expect borrowing costs to come down only gradually, offering limited support for the slowing economy.

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China plans to issue its own crytocurrency as early as Nov. 11, the country's busiest shopping day for online sales, U.S. financial magazine Forbes said, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

* HSBC is only large bank in Hong Kong to unveil such measures recently

Australia's A$162.6 billion ($109.8 billion) sovereign wealth fund on Wednesday said it more than doubled its target return for the year, as it boosted investments in emerging markets.

Malaysian prosecutors on Wednesday said former prime minister Najib Razak abused his power to cover up the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from the state-fund 1MDB and used the fund for self gratification.

Southeast Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Wednesday as deeper worries about global economy dampened sentiment, while investors sought further clarity on the developments in the Sino-U.S. trade dispute. Trading volumes were a fraction of their monthly average after an deepening inver

Chinese stocks fell on Wednesday morning amid lingering uncertainty around the Sino-U.S. trade war, as the positive impact from MSCI's latest phase of China stock inclusion fades.