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US Distillate Stocks Rise 2.1 Million Barrels and Stay 13 Percent Below Average
US distillate fuel stocks rose 2.1 million barrels in the week to 4 September and still stand 13 percent below the five…
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US Market Wrap 10 September: Nasdaq 100 Falls 1.08 Percent as Brent Tops 108 and Yields Jump
Wall Street fell again on Thursday, the Dow and the S&P 500 for a fourth consecutive session, as crude oil rose about…
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WTO Goods Barometer Rises to 102.0 as AI Demand Supports Global Trade
The World Trade Organization's Goods Trade Barometer rose to 102.0 from 101.7 in June, signalling that global merchandise trade remained above its…
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ECB Raises Its Key Rates 25 Basis Points as European Stocks Ease and Miners Slide
European equity markets were mostly lower on Thursday after the European Central Bank raised its 3 key interest rates by 25 basis…
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Asia Market Wrap 10 September: Hang Seng Sheds 1.27 Percent as Brent Holds Above 100 Dollars
Asian equity markets were mostly lower on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight decline as Brent crude held above 100 dollars a barrel,…
Read more →US Market Wrap 9 September: Dow Falls 405 Points as Oil Tops 100 Dollars and Yields Rise
Wall Street fell across the board on Wednesday as crude oil above 100 dollars a barrel and a higher Treasury curve weighed…
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Apple’s Foldable Lands at 1,999 Dollars and the Pro Rises 100: The Event Against Our Numbers
Apple priced its first foldable iPhone 1 dollar below the 2,000 dollar floor in the roadmap report we carried on 7 September.…
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Korea’s Aggregate Manufacturing Margin Hits 24 Percent, the Median Manufacturer 4.4
Operating profit at South Korea's externally audited manufacturers reached 24.0 percent of sales in the second quarter, against 5.1 percent a year…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 9 September: Brent Above 100 Dollars Sinks the Board, CAC 40 Falls 1.94 Percent
European equity markets fell across the board on Wednesday as crude oil above 100 dollars a barrel revived worries about inflation and…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 9 September: Brent Tops 100 Dollars as Korean Chips Rally and India Slips
Asian equity markets split on Wednesday as crude oil extended its rally, with Brent crude topping 100 dollars a barrel in Asian…
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US Manufacturing Profits Rise 66.7 Percent in a Year While Sales Rise 17.4 Percent
After tax profits at United States manufacturers reached 359.4 billion dollars in the second quarter, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday, up…
Read more →US Market Wrap 8 September: The Dow Drops 628 Points as Health Care Sinks and Oil Nears 100
Wall Street came back from Labor Day to an oil price near 100 dollars and sold the Dow. The Dow Jones Industrial…
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Bank of America’s Brent Base Case Is 83 Dollars and Its Tail Scenario Is 80 Percent Higher
Bank of America put Brent at 83 dollars a barrel for the second half of this year and 75 dollars for 2027,…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 8 September: Healthcare Sinks Switzerland 1.55 Percent While Europe Holds Flat
A steep drop in healthcare shares pulled Switzerland’s SMI down 1.55 percent to 14,057.61 on Tuesday, by far the largest move in…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 8 September: Tokyo Falls 1.7 Percent as Brent Nears 100 Dollars and the Yen Firms
Asia fell on Tuesday as oil moved toward 100 dollars a barrel. Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 1,130.51 points, or 1.70 percent, to…
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China’s Eight Month Surplus Narrows as Imports Rise 22 Percent, Outpacing Exports
China's goods trade grew 17.6 percent in the first eight months of the year to 34.78 trillion yuan, the customs administration said…
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Korea’s Real National Income Rises 3.1 Percent as Terms of Trade Outpace 0.6 Percent Growth
South Korea's real gross national income rose 3.1 percent in the second quarter while real gross domestic product rose 0.6 percent, the…
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Apple’s 2,000 Dollar Foldable Meets a 94 Percent Inventory Build: The Numbers Before 9 September
Apple's new chief executive John Ternus takes the stage on Wednesday 9 September with a foldable iPhone expected to cost more than…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 7 September: The Board Splits 6 to 6 as Bund Yields Rise 5 Basis Points Into ECB Week
Europe split down the middle on Monday. 6 of the 12 benchmarks tracked here closed higher and 6 lower, on our count,…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 7 September: The Kospi Jumps 4.6 Percent to the Edge of 7,000 as Chips Lift Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei
Asia rose on Monday with Wall Street closed for Labor Day. South Korea's Kospi rose 308.18 points, or 4.61 percent, to 6,995.39,…
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Norway’s 2.3 Trillion Dollar Fund Rethinks Its Bonds and Warns on Concentration After a Record Half Year
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, the largest sovereign investor that publishes its value, has opened September with a set of strategy advice…
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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…
Read more →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.…
Read more →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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- Europe Market Wrap 9 October: All Nine Indices Rise as Basic Resources Jump 2.99 Percent