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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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Asia Market Wrap 4 September: The Nikkei Reclaims 65,000 as 7 of 10 Markets Rise Before US Jobs
Asia bought Wall Street's relief on Friday. 7 of the 10 benchmarks in this wrap closed higher, on our count, led by…
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South Korea’s Inflation Accelerates to 3.1 Percent as Reserves Climb to 442.3 Billion Dollars
South Korea's consumer price index rose 3.1 percent year on year in August 2026, up from 2.8 percent in July, the Ministry…
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US Market Wrap 3 September: Waller Opens the Door to a Hold and the Dow Jumps 624 Points
One conditional sentence did the day's heaviest lifting, on our reading. After Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he would be inclined…
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Europe Market Wrap 3 September: The IBEX Closes on 20,000 as the Bond Rout Pauses
Madrid's IBEX 35 ended Thursday at 20,000.20, its high of the day to the decimal, and 11 of the 12 European benchmarks…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 3 September: The Yen Jumps and Brent Tops 97 Dollars as 6 of 10 Markets Rise
Asian equities steadied on Thursday after Wednesday's rout, with 6 of the 10 benchmarks in this wrap closing higher and the gap…
Read more →US Market Wrap 2 September: Wall Street snaps a three-day slide as 10 of 11 sectors rise and small caps beat the megacaps
United States equities rose on Wednesday 2 September 2026, ending a three-session decline on a day when overseas equities fell broadly. Asian…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 2 September: Shares fall for a second day but the average decline halves as the bund yield hits its highest since 2011
European equities fell for a second consecutive session on Wednesday 2 September 2026, with 10 of the 12 indices on this board…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 2 September: 9 of 10 gauges fall as the Kospi drops 3.99 percent
Asian equity markets fell almost without exception on Wednesday 2 September 2026. Of the 10 gauges tracked here, covering 8 markets, 9…
Read more →US Market Wrap 1 September: Nasdaq 100 Falls 1.29 Percent as WTI Jumps 5.88 Percent After Fresh US Strikes on Iran
US stocks fell across the board on Tuesday, the first trading day of September, after the United States carried out fresh strikes…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 1 September: DAX falls 1.10 percent as euro area inflation rises to 3.3 percent and energy inflation reaches 14.3 percent
European equities fell broadly on Tuesday, with 10 of the 12 indices on this board lower and the DAX down 1.10 percent…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 1 September: Taiex jumps 1.78 percent on the Nvidia MediaTek deal as 6 of 8 headline benchmarks fall
Taiwan's Taiex rose 1.78 percent to close at 46,948.72, its highest finish since 1 July and the day's high, as investors chased…
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Report: Gold — The Fall Began Before the War: What Actually Moved Gold, and Where It Goes Next
Gold's 2026 round trip is usually blamed on the Middle East conflict that began on 28 February, but the timing does not…
Read more →US Market Wrap 31 August: Dow Falls 0.70 Percent as Energy Jumps 2.10 Percent, PG&E and Edison Plunge After California Lawmakers Block Liability Proposal
US stocks fell Monday as crude extended its weekend jump following the strike on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island and Iran's…
Read more →Europe Market Wrap 31 August: DAX falls 1.17 percent as 10 of 11 indices decline with London shut
The London Stock Exchange did not open on Monday, closed for the Summer Bank Holiday, and of the 11 European indices that…
Read more →Asia Market Wrap 31 August: Oil Jumps Almost 4 Percent as Iran Fires at US Bases in Jordan After Larak Strike, Asian Benchmarks Split Evenly
Oil prices extended their weekend surge into the Asian session on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate up 3.74 percent, on our calculation,…
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Nvidia Reportedly Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face for 12.9 Billion Dollars, Nearly Triple Its 2023 Valuation
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire open source artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for 12.9 billion dollars, a transaction that would extend…
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Oil Jumps More Than 2% as US Strike on Iran’s Larak Island Lifts Brent Back Above $90
Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on Monday, with Brent crude back above 90 dollars a barrel, after United States forces…
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The Week Ahead 30 August to 5 September: the last monthly jobs report before the Fed decides
The August employment report lands on Friday 4 September, and it is the last monthly United States employment report the Federal Open…
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US Market Wrap 28 August: Two Year Yield Jumps 14 Basis Points as Warsh Puts September in Play
The two year Treasury yield rose 14 basis points to 4.34 percent on Friday, the largest move at any point on the…
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Europe Market Wrap 28 August: all 12 European indices rise as autos gain 2.48 percent
Every one of the 12 European benchmarks in this wrap closed higher on Friday, on our calculation, led by the CAC 40…
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Asia Market Wrap 28 August: Kospi falls 1.79 percent as 7 of 10 Asian benchmarks rise
The Kospi fell 1.79 percent to 6,788.88 on Friday, the steepest decline on a board where 7 of the 10 Asian benchmarks…
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Nvidia Adds 442 Billion Dollars in a Day, Second Biggest Gain in Stock Market History
Nvidia added 442 billion dollars to its market value on Thursday, according to Bloomberg, which called it the second largest one-day gain…
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Alphabet Shares Fall About 17 Percent From Their May Peak as an AI Leadership Reshuffle Meets a 205 Billion Dollar Spending Plan
Alphabet shares have fallen sharply from their spring peak as investors weigh a wave of senior AI departures at Google against 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