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Asia Market Wrap 18 September: Japan Raises to Its Highest Rate Since 1995 and the Yen Falls Anyway
The Bank of Japan raised and the yen fell anyway. The Nikkei 225 closed 1.38 percent higher at 65,018.95 on Friday after…
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US Market Wrap 17 September: Stocks Rebound as Yields Fall and the 10 Year Slips Back Under 5 Percent
Wall Street bought the day after. The S&P 500 rose 1.14 percent to 7,637.76, its first rise since 11 September on our…
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US Import Prices Rise 7.0 Percent in a Year, the Fastest Since 2022, as Natural Gas Doubles
US import prices rose 0.7 percent in August after falling 0.3 percent in both June and July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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Commodities Wrap 17 September: Crude Eases on the Hormuz Workaround as Cocoa Breaks and the VIX Unwinds
Crude eased for a second session on Thursday, with Brent down 1.07 percent at 104.70 dollars a barrel and WTI down 0.61…
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US Crude Exports Jump 1.41 Million Barrels a Day as Commercial Stocks Slip 640,000 Barrels
US crude oil exports rose by 1,414,000 barrels a day to 4,831,000 in the week to 11 September, the Energy Information Administration…
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Europe Market Wrap 17 September: Nine for Nine Again as the FTSE Leads on the Bank of England’s Hold
Europe's first session with the Federal Reserve's quarter point rise on the books ended with all 9 indices we track higher for…
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US Retail Sales Jump 1.2 Percent as Gasoline Station Receipts Run 21 Percent Above a Year Ago
US retail and food services sales rose 1.2 percent in August, give or take 0.4 percent, to 773.9 billion dollars, the Census…
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Middle East Market Wrap 17 September: Cairo Rises 1.23 Percent as the Gulf Trades Its New Rates
Egypt led the region’s first session after Wednesday night’s rate moves, the EGX 30 rising 1.23 percent to 55,498.72, while four of…
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Bank of England Holds at 3.75 Percent on a 6 to 3 Vote and Projects Inflation Above 4 Percent
The Bank of England kept Bank Rate at 3.75 percent, it said on 17 September, with 3 of the 9 members of…
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Euro Area Inflation Rises to 3.2 Percent as Energy Prices Climb 14.3 Percent
Euro area annual inflation rose to 3.2 percent in August from 2.9 percent in July, Eurostat said on 17 September. That is…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 17 September: The Fed Hike Crosses to Hong Kong at 4.25 Percent
Asia split on Thursday over the first session after the Federal Reserve’s quarter point rise: Hong Kong’s Base Rate moved to 4.25…
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Taiwan Holds Its Discount Rate at 2 Percent and Lifts the Second Home Loan Cap to 70 Percent
Taiwan's central bank left its policy rates unchanged on 17 September and loosened its property rules. The discount rate stays at 2…
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