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Sugar jumps 11.9 percent as the FAO food price index rises to 133.3 points in August
The Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index averaged 133.3 points in August 2026, up 2.5 points or 1.9 percent on a…
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Kuwait caps brokerage commission discounts at 25 percent from January 2027
Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority issued Circular No. 16 of 2026 on 3 September, permitting licensed persons acting as qualified registered brokers on…
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Korea posts its largest ever July surplus of 42.08 billion dollars as exports rise 65.3 percent
South Korea recorded a current account surplus of 42.08 billion dollars in July 2026, the Bank of Korea reported on 4 September,…
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German factory orders rise 2.5 percent in July but fall 1.4 percent without large orders
New orders in German manufacturing rose 2.5 percent in July on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office reported…
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Pill says waiting without seeing is just waiting as he argues for a Bank Rate of 4 percent
The Bank of England's chief economist told an Edinburgh audience on 3 September that he has voted to raise Bank Rate to…
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Euro area retail volumes fall 0.6 percent in July as Germany drops 3.4 percent
The volume of retail trade fell 0.6 percent in the euro area and 0.4 percent in the European Union in July, Eurostat…
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China’s securities firms grow liabilities 36.6 percent as every other aggregate slows
Total assets of Chinese financial institutions reached 562.20 trillion yuan at the end of the second quarter of 2026, the People's Bank…
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The Week Ahead 6 to 12 September: the inflation prints get the last word, the ECB decides, and Saudi Arabia opens its books
By The Edge Research Team Friday settled the labour question loudly and left the one that matters. United States payrolls for August…
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US Market Wrap 4 September: The Jobs Shock Costs the Dow 272 Points While Small Caps Refuse to Follow
The strongest payrolls month since March, per our US jobs report of 4 September, gave Wall Street a selloff with an asterisk.…
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Commodities Wrap 4 September: The Jobs Print Turns the Metals Board Red as Diesel Sets a Record at the Pump
One economic release turned the whole metals board red, something no session this week had produced. Gold fell 1.44 percent to 4,474.70…
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Europe Market Wrap 4 September: The Board Barely Moves as the US Jobs Shock Lands After Lunch
Europe's afternoon belonged to an American number, and the board ended the week refusing to be moved by it. 7 of the…
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US Payrolls Rise 162,000 in August, More Than 3 Times the Consensus, and September Hike Odds Rebuild
The United States labor market showed no sign of the slowdown forecasters expected. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, the Bureau…
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- National Bureau of Statistics: China’s Producer Prices Accelerate to 3.9% in May, Fastest Pace Since July 2022, as Consumer Inflation Holds at 1.2%