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30 recent storiesUS nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, reversing a downwardly revised 20,000 gain in June, and spot gold jumped 2.3% to $4,336.11 an ounce on the release, hitting a seven-week high according to CNBC. The metal is up more than 7% on the week.
South Korea's producer price index has hit its highest level since October 2022, with April's 6.9% year-on-year reading driven by a 73.9% surge in coal and petroleum product prices as the Hormuz crisis fed through to Asian energy costs.
India's government bond market has spent the last several months repricing the limits of RBI support. The 10-year yield spread over the policy repo rate reached a two-year high after the RBI's June cut, an outcome that should not be possible if…
New Zealand's total goods exports reached NZ$8.9 billion in May 2026, an 18% year-on-year increase and the second consecutive monthly record, with meat the single largest driver at NZ$1.5 billion, up 43%.
MSCI's May 2026 reassessment of Indonesia's market accessibility status is either complete or imminent, and the stakes are not symmetrical.
The FOMC voted unanimously to hold, but Kevin Warsh's description of internal deliberations as a 'good family fight' is the most honest thing a Fed chair has said about FOMC dynamics in years, and markets priced it accordingly.
Braskem faces an approximately $100 million coupon payment on its international bonds in July, and the out-of-court restructuring talks have hit a wall over creditor treatment: some lender groups are objecting to what they see as preferential…
Malaysia's bond-swap spread sits at plus 12 basis points, meaning government bonds yield less than equivalent interest-rate swaps, a signal of relative sovereign confidence that Thailand, South Korea, and India cannot currently match, where spreads…
Apollo and Bain Capital have advanced to the front of the pack in the auction for Continental's ContiTech industrial unit, with a valuation range of roughly 3.5 billion to more than 4 billion euros and an expected debt package of approximately 2.5…
Trump adviser Massad Boulos has spent months brokering a power-sharing arrangement built around two family networks: the Dbeibehs in the west and the Haftars in the east, with the reported plan installing Ibrahim Dbeibeh as prime minister and…
ExxonMobil's Neil Chapman told an industry conference that global oil inventories are approaching "unheard-of levels" and warned prices will "shoot up" once stockpiles hit minimums in two to three weeks.
Leveraged funds' net short yen positions exceeded 115,000 contracts in the week through June 9, the largest bearish bet since November 2017, as the carry trade returns despite higher Japanese yields.
MSCI put Indonesia "on probation" until May 2026 over free-float transparency concerns, triggering a 9 percent Jakarta Composite plunge and forcing the stock exchange CEO to resign.
Tokyo's Nikkei hit a record 66,934 while Korea's Kospi jumped 3.7 percent to 8,788 as markets priced in restored Gulf oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Adobe lifted full-year revenue guidance to $26.5-26.6 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $24.35-24.45 after record Q2 results driven by AI-first demand.
Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan warned the 3.5% deficit target is at risk after fuel subsidies exploded to RM7 billion in April alone, roughly 10 times pre-Iran war levels.
The private equity giant is actively seeking to acquire or partner with a Japanese life insurer to tap the country's ¥900 trillion in life insurance reserves.
Fixed income markets are positioning for the strongest consumer price reading in years, with traders betting the data will force the Federal Reserve to stay restrictive longer than expected.
The former president is publicly demanding the new Fed Chair cut rates despite inflation running at 3.8 percent, nearly double the central bank's target.
Japanese companies are abandoning their decades-long deleveraging mindset to fund aggressive M&A and higher shareholder returns, spooking credit rating agencies.
Spain welcomed 9.1 million visitors in April, the highest April figure on record, as geopolitical tensions push tourists away from traditional Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean destinations.
The historically early-stage-only firm broke a 25-year tradition by raising $1.25 billion for late-stage investments after its Cerebras IPO generated a $3.25 billion return.
The $90 billion quant giant has lengthened withdrawal periods to as long as four years in its flagship multi-strategy funds, making it harder for investors to pull capital quickly.
Japan's Nikkei crossed 66,000 intraday for the first time while South Korea's Kospi hit an all-time high of 8,457, driven by semiconductor and AI infrastructure momentum.
Gold rose above $4,700/oz as signs of U.S.-Iran progress shift trader focus from geopolitical risk to the inflation outlook. Spot gold gained over 1% after touching March lows, with CFTC data showing net long positions up 3,924 contracts to 91,574 as…
Dutch TTF futures dropped over 8% to €46-48/MWh as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. Is "nearing the end of the war in Iran" and expects gas prices "with a three in front of it." The move reflects Europe's heavy reliance on LNG imports…
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will cut foreign assets from 30% to 18% of its $925 billion portfolio as megaproject costs force a strategic retreat from global buying sprees.
American multiple jobholders have stayed above 5% of total employment for 11 straight months, hitting a 5.19% moving average not seen since December 2009.
Hang Seng Bank and Bank of Communications are in early talks to create a special vehicle for offloading $25 billion in non-performing loans, a two-decade high representing 2 percent of total lending.
Australia's former healthcare darling hit A$125.78, down 49.91 percent over 12 months and wiping A$60 billion from its market cap after dismal half-year results triggered another confidence collapse.
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