Today: October 06, 2026
Today: October 06, 2026

Financial Markets

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Slowdown in money-fund cash flow hits short-term Treasuries

A stream of investor cash flowing into money-market funds has slowed significantly this year, pushing up yields on Treasury bills and

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Wall Street points toward gains, oil prices fall as markets await next week's earnings ramp up

Wall Street is pointing higher ahead of opening bell after nearing record highs to open the week, while oil prices are down around the lowest level in more than a month

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Spain to France: hold my cerveza

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Just when markets thought Europe's political theatre could not get more crowded with the French fiscal drama, Spanish Prime

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BOJ may signal underlying inflation has hit 2% goal, sources say

The Bank of Japan may signal this month that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2% target, three sources familiar with its thinking

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With Uzbekistan open for business, investors watch reform staying power

When Nika Kurdiani began to plot London-listed Georgian lender TBC Bank's expansion into Uzbekistan around 2018, he had to bring

Business|Economy

Global M&A deal rush fades in third quarter as rising borrowing costs bite

Global M&A activity in the third quarter totalled $993 billion, down 41% compared to the prior quarter, marking the first quarter to

Finance|Stock Markets

Trading Day: Stocks find footing as Treasury yields ease

Wall Street embarked on a new quarter with a nominally higher close on Thursday as the benchmark US Treasury yield eased back from multi-year highs after

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Volatility control funds near record equity exposure, raising selloff risk

The recent stock market rally has left some systematic trading strategies so heavily exposed to equities that even a modest market pullback could force

Economy|Europe

How France's 2027 budget battle could play out

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's minority government faces a particularly treacherous budget season as opposition parties dig in for a fight over his

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Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002

Borrowing costs from the US to France, Britain and Japan hit their highest in decades on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, and threatening stocks,

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US inflation rises below expectations in August, gives the Fed breathing space

US inflation increased less than expected in August and price pressures were more moderate in the prior month than previously reported, likely

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Global stocks weather third-quarter AI, bond and crude maelstrom

Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,

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Polymarket is facing calls for more regulation. It’s introducing sportsbook-style safeguards

Polymarket is facing calls for more regulation. It’s introducing sportsbook-style safeguards

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Robinhood to allow 24-hour weekend trading of US stocks as industry shifts to wider access

Robinhood said on Tuesday it will let users trade some US stocks round-the-clock during weekends, marking its latest effort to keep up as the

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Fed's Williams sees no urgency for next rate hike

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China expects trade to grow despite external challenges

China's foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday it expects the country's trade in goods and services to keep growing, and cross-border investment to remain

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Fed's Cook sees further inflationary pressures ahead 

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday she expects continued inflationary pressure in coming months stemming from AI-related demand and higher oil

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A new neutral rate, much like a decades-old one

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a bit of a random walk in Asia so far, with oil and yields up, stocks mixed, gold down and the dollar flat.

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Bank of Japan debated need for faster rate hikes, July minutes show

Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to focus on mounting inflation risks, with some calling for faster interest rate increases, minutes of their

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Corporate debt maturities set to test US borrowers as rates rise

A growing wall of US corporate debt is set to mature from 2027, putting pressure on companies to refinance borrowings raised at ultra-low interest rates

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BoE's Bailey says high energy prices make it harder to leave rates on hold

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that persistently high energy prices would make it harder for the central bank to leave interest rates on hold, underlining a

Arts

Rupiah set for biggest weekly fall since May as higher US yields, stronger dollar bite

Indonesia's rupiah was set for its biggest weekly fall since late May on Friday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and expectations that

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Japan's bond 'falling knife' stalls repatriation rush

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German consumer confidence slumps as energy costs bite

German consumer sentiment weakened more sharply than expected heading into October, as rising energy prices soured households' income outlook, a survey showed on Friday.