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US Dollar Holds Firm as Oil Eases and Metals ConsolidateGlobal markets begin the week with the US Dollar holding firm as investors continue to assess the Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy outlook. Meanwhile, WTI crude oil falls toward $93.50 as hopes for progress in Middle East diplomacy reduce immediate concerns over supply disruption
2026.09.211226
New U.S. tariffs could weigh on fourth-quarter growth, Macklem saysNew U.S. tariffs could slash Canada’s fourth-quarter growth to below 1 per cent, reflecting a new wave of uncertainty that threatens to hit investment and hiring, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Monday. Macklem said that as the bank pondered what to do with rates, it
2026.09.211227
Google fined 400 million euro for GDPR breachGoogle has been fined more than 400 million euro (£345 million) for breaches of GDPR (general data protection regulation). Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched an inquiry into Google Ireland six years ago, after complaints from multiple European consumer rights org
2026.09.211228
Feds' Musalem: Interest Rates Likely Need To Rise Further To Tame Inflation That Is Both Demand And Supply-drivenFeds' Musalem: Interest Rates Likely Need To Rise Further To Tame Inflation That Is Both Demand And Supply-driven. ... Feds' Musalem: Without further policy restraint it is more likely inflation will remain substantially above 2% target 18 months from now. Feds' Musalem: Commodity Shock Is More Than Just Oil, Includes Base Metals Like Copper. ... Fed's Musalem: Better for rate hikes to be 'earlier and incremental rather than later and larger.
2026.09.211229
Will central banks continue to tighten?Mark McCormick, chief FX strategist at BMO Economics, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss what higher rates mean for stocks.
2026.09.211230
What’s Wrong with Germany?Germany is struggling with three distinct challenges at the moment. First, its growth model is broken. It’s tempting to say that’s about the loss of cheap Russian energy, but it’s more complicated than that. The stagnation of German industry predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
2026.09.211231
ECB launches 'Pontes' to settle tokenised assets in central bank moneyEurope's central banks now have a working bridge into tokenised markets. Launched on Monday, Pontes lets wholesale transactions in tokenised assets, meaning stocks, bonds and other instruments recorded as digital tokens on distributed ledgers, to settle in the safest form of mone
2026.09.211232
FTMO Launches Futures Prop Trading With Growth and Pro PlansProp trading company FTMO has launched FTMO Futures, adding exchange-traded futures to its evaluation business through two plans called Growth and Pro. Both plans use simulated evaluation and simulated funded accounts rather than providing every successful trader with capital in
2026.09.211233
Norges Bank set to hike rates again in a close callConsensus is evenly split on whether Norges Bank will hike interest rates again at the 24 September meeting. We expect a 25bp hike to 4.50%, but understand why this is a close call. Inflation has undershot Norges Bank’s expectations over the summer, with underlying CPI (CPI-ATE)
2026.09.211234
Trump: I Have Meetings On Iran Today*trump: I Have Meetings On Iran Today
2026.09.211235
Japan’s rate rise exposes global cost of cheap yenThe Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 per cent on Friday, in a 7-2 vote. The move was another step away from the ultra-loose monetary policy that defined Japan for decades, but it failed to deliver the obvious reward: a stronger currency. The yen fel
2026.09.211236
ECB's Lane: EZ Economy Should Continue Growing At Steady But Moderate Pace If Energy Shock Does Not IntensifyECB's Lane: Eurozone Economy Should Continue Growing At Steady But Moderate Pace If Energy Shock Does Not Intensify - Second Wave Of Energy-Price Increases Will Push Inflation Higher Before It Falls Toward Target From Mid-2027
2026.09.21