Today: November 04, 2026
Today: November 04, 2026

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Germany services growth slows in October as demand slips, PMI shows

Germany's services sector expanded for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace as new business fell and weaker demand weighed on hiring, a business survey

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Euro zone economic growth slows to four-month low in October, PMI shows

The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum — came close to stalling while rising

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Euro zone wage growth to rebound slightly next year, ECB says

Wage growth in the euro zone is likely to rebound slightly in the first nine months of next year based on the latest pay deals, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday

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Trump's midterm rebuke gives trading partners room to resist

A backlash against President Donald Trump's Republican Party over rising living costs in

Election|Political

Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans

Democrats have scored victories in governor’s races in states long controlled by Republicans and captured a majority of governorships for the first time in two decades

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Gold gains 3% as dollar slides after Democratic midterm gains

Gold prices climbed 3% on Wednesday, as a post-election slide in the dollar lifted demand for bullion after Democrats swept the US midterm elections, while investors

Economy|Europe

Bundesbank's Nagel joins ECB chorus backing December rate hike

Another European Central Bank rate hike in December seems almost inevitable, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday, joining an already long list of

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US factory orders beat expectations in September amid broad strength

New orders for US factory goods increased more than expected in September, boosted by bookings for aircraft and a range of other goods, government data showed on Tuesday.

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Mexico analysts slightly lift inflation, growth forecasts

Private sector analysts polled by Mexico's central bank edged up their expectations for headline inflation this year and 2027, while also nudging up their economic

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Bank of Canada head says fiscal policy not hitting fight against inflation

The Canadian government's current fiscal policy is not making it harder for the Bank of Canada to fight inflation, Governor Tiff Macklem told the House of Commons finance

Business|Finance

Dollar choppy but little changed as Mideast, US midterms weighed

The dollar seesawed between modest gains and losses on Tuesday as investors gauged uncertainty over a possible US-Iran deal and the outcome of US

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Brazil's Lula not weighing proposal to slash interest rates, minister says

Brazil's re-elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is not considering a proposal from an influential economist to slash benchmark interest rates as a

Finance

Brazil economists raise inflation, rate forecasts after Lula reelection

Private-sector economists raised their forecasts for Brazil's inflation and interest rates in the first weekly central bank poll since left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula

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Global financial markets were already fragile. Big AI bets could break them 

Financial markets are struggling under the weight of wars, soaring sovereign debt and trade tensions, with signs of trouble showing

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Weaker dollar views stick running into US midterms, but strategists brace for resilience: Reuters poll

The US dollar will slip in coming months according to FX strategists polled by Reuters who have clung to their long-held bearish view running into

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'Fuel of the poor' LPG soars in Pakistan, forcing rickshaw drivers to cut meals

For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan. 

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For many Russians, higher utility bills are latest inflation shock

In the Russian capital Moscow, history teacher Polina Ibragimova was shocked when a utility bill arrived that amounted to more than half her monthly pay.

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Australia's central bank lifts rates to 18-year high, split vote points to pause ahead

Australia's central bank raised its cash rate to an 18-year high on Tuesday in its fifth hike of the year, though a surprisingly narrow 6-3 vote

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El Nino poses 'meaningful risk' of higher inflation in 2027, SF Fed paper says

The El Nino weather pattern that could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in coming months poses a "meaningful risk" of higher US inflation in 2027 even as it

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US manufacturing strengthens in October, input prices stay high

US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand, keeping inflation at the factory gate elevated.

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Marriott lifts annual room revenue growth forecast on resilient travel demand

Hotel operator Marriott International raised its full-year room revenue growth forecast on Monday, betting on strong travel demand to drive bookings across its

Economy

US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections

On the eve of elections that will decide whether President Donald Trump's Republican Party keeps control of Congress, voters' minds are on the economy, with high and

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Manufacturing solid but strain of energy costs, supply disruptions starts to show

Global manufacturing activity remained solid in October but factories are increasingly showing strain from rising energy costs while

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Sterling drifts as BoE rate decision comes into focus

The pound was broadly steady against both the dollar and euro on Monday as investor attention shifted from last week's UK budget to an expected Bank of England rate hike on