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Taiwan Has Approved 44 Billion Dollars of TSMC Capital for Its US Unit
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved 44 billion dollars of TSMC capital for its US subsidiary through 7 approvals since December…
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US Jury Awards Taction More Than 5.7 Billion Dollars in Apple Case
A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than 5.7 billion dollars on 25 September after finding that Apple infringed…
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Goldman Sees 1.2 Trillion Dollars of Hyperscaler Capex in 2027
The 5 largest US hyperscalers are set to spend 1.2 trillion dollars on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2027, above the Wall Street…
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The Week Ahead: US Jobs and Inflation, China PMIs and Australia Decides
Quarter end compresses several of the month's biggest releases into four days. The United States publishes job openings on Tuesday, the third…
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US Wrap: Stocks Rise as Oil Retreats and the Two Year Yield Falls
Every index on our US board closed higher on Friday and the market's fear gauge fell with it. The Dow Jones Industrial…
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Commodities Wrap: Gasoline Leads Energy Lower as Platinum Rallies
The fuels complex sold off from the top of the board on Friday. RBOB gasoline fell 4.84 percent to 3.3919 dollars a…
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Europe Wrap: Eight of Nine Rise as Banks Lead and the Barrel Backs Off
Europe bought back most of Thursday's fall and the one index that declined barely moved. Eight of the nine rows on our…
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Fed Proposes Full Reserve and Capital Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
The Federal Reserve Board on 24 September requested public comment on two proposals that would set the regulatory framework for payment stablecoin…
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Japan Says Katayama and Bessent Share Concern Over the Yen
Japan's Finance Minister Katayama and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed on 25 September that the undervaluation of the yen is a…
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Asia Wrap: Tokyo Rallies as Iran Offers to Reopen Hormuz Within 7 Days
Tokyo carried a board thinned to four open markets on Friday. The Nikkei 225 closed 1.30 percent higher at 66,364.20, per the…
Read more →US Wrap: Nasdaq Ekes Out a Gain as the 30 Year Yield Hits a 2004 High
The Dow fell for a third straight session on Thursday, per the network's closing entry, and the rest of the board barely…
Read more →Commodities Wrap: Natural Gas Jumps 8 Percent as Brent Pulls Back
The gas market outran the war trade on Thursday. Natural gas jumped 8.17 percent to 3.27 dollars a million Btu at 18:52…
Read more →Europe Wrap: Every Index Closes Lower Again as Brent Tops 108
Europe sold every index on our board for a second straight session, and this time the barrel was the loudest thing on…
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Middle East Wrap: Kuwait Extends Its Gain as Brent Holds Above 105
The region's revenue tape set the tone on Thursday. Brent traded 1.92 percent above Wednesday's written settlement at 105.06 dollars a barrel…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Nikkei Rises Alone as Japan's 10 Year Hits a 30 Year High
Tokyo came back from its three day holiday with the Nikkei 225 the board's only riser. The index closed 0.76 percent higher…
Read more →US Wrap: Yields Surge and Every Index Falls as Brent Settles Above 103
Every index we track fell on Wednesday and the board's one green sector is the one that pumps what everyone else pays…
Read more →Commodities Wrap: Brent Surges Past 103 as Tehran Digs In
The barrel snapped five days of losses in one afternoon and the rest of the board paid for it. Brent rose 3.9…
Read more →Europe Wrap: Every Index Closes Lower as Brent Tops 102 Dollars
Europe closed lower across all nine boards on Wednesday and left one patch of green on the sector table. London's FTSE 100…
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Fitch Raises Its 2026 Global Growth Forecast to 2.6 Percent
Fitch Ratings raised its forecast for global growth this year by 0.2 points to 2.6 percent and said it expects the Federal…
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American Business Activity Hits a 62 Month High While Britain Slows
Business activity in the United States grew in September at the fastest pace in more than five years and the euro area…
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Euro Sinks to Its Lowest ECB Reference Rate Since July
The European Central Bank's euro reference rate fell to 1.1411 dollars on 23 September, its lowest since 29 July, when it stood…
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Britain Borrowed 18.3 Billion Pounds in August, Above Forecast
Public sector net borrowing in the United Kingdom was 18.3 billion pounds in August, 2.9 billion more than a year earlier and…
Read more →Middle East Wrap: Kuwait Rebounds 0.86 Percent
The Gulf leaned higher on Wednesday with its biggest board dark. Kuwait's All Share led the region, 0.86 percent higher at 8,830.61,…
Read more →Asia Wrap: Taipei Sets a Second Record Close, Seoul Leads Into Chuseok
Asia closed split on Wednesday around a thinning holiday map. South Korea's Kospi led the board, 0.90 percent higher at 7,080.92, a…
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- Asia Market Wrap 7 October: All Eight Indices Fall as Seoul Drops 1.98 Percent
- The Week Ahead: The Federal Reserve Decides on 29 July, US Growth and Inflation Data Land, and the Megacap Technology Earnings Peak
- Asia Market Wrap 8 October: All Ten Indices Fall as Singapore Drops 3.49 Percent
- Asia Market Wrap 6 October: Nikkei Posts First Close Above 70,000 Since July as Kospi Falls
- Europe Market Wrap 9 October: All Nine Indices Rise as Basic Resources Jump 2.99 Percent