The draft Brexit agreement has led to political chaos in the UK with the British pound and London shares falling sharply. Several ministers have resigned, including the UK’s Brexit Secretary, who said the deal was “damaging for the economy and devastating for public trust in our democracy." Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for the deal despite mounting calls for a no-confidence vote in parliament.

China’s cyber regulator will seek detailed logs of user activity and personal information from all technology companies and online service providers that could influence public opinion or spread social movements. That includes all the major tech companies on the mainland including Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu. The new rules will come into effect on November 30 and companies will have to provide to the internet regulator users’ real names, account numbers and hardware details, along with all their chat and call logs and online comments.

US stocks rallied overnight after an FT report that Donald Trump's chief trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer told business leaders the US was putting the next round of tariffs on Chinese imports on hold. However, the US Trade Representative's spokesperson has since denied that.
Joining today’s Money Talk are Francis Lun of GEO Securities and Michael Chang from Core Securities. On the phone from Sydney is Toby Lawson at Societe Generale Australia.