(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Alden Bentley NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets Jamie McGeever is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep you up to date on what's happening in markets. U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell steadied the market, which has been whipsawed in recent sessions by a flare-up in U.S.-China trade tensions. I'd love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at Alden.Bentley@thomsonreuters.com Today's Key Reads Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak US, China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at s

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