INDEX

1723 ENTRIES · UPDATED 2026.10.01

1369 No Kings but King DollarThe surge in US rates continues to underpin the greenback. The market anticipates a more aggressive tightening cycle than the Federal Reserve’s recent Summary of Economic Projections suggested. The Atlanta Fed’s GDP tracker points to 5.1% growth this quarter, which would surely s 2026.09.24 1370 CMC Markets Follows IG Australia Into ChatGPT as Rivals Let AI Place TradesCMC Markets said today (Thursday) that UK clients can connect their CFD accounts to ChatGPT and query balances, positions, orders and prices. The link is read-only, so the chatbot cannot place, change or cancel orders, or move money. That puts the FTSE 250 broker at the cautious 2026.09.24 1371 Canada retail trade, July 2026Retail sales decreased 0.7% to $73.7 billion in July. Sales were down in eight of nine subsectors, led by declines at general merchandise retailers. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were down 0.7% in July. In 2026.09.24 1372 US Unemployment Insurance Weekly ClaimsIn the week ending September 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 197,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 196,000 to 198,000. The 4-week moving average was 202,250, a 2026.09.24 1373 U.S. International Transactions, 2nd Quarter 2026The U.S. current-account deficit resulting from international economic transactions widened by $33.4 billion, or 15.7 percent, to $246.0 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The revised first-quarte 2026.09.24 1374 ECB's Schnabel to step down early to join IMF, announcement imminent - SourcesECB's Schnabel to step down early to join IMF, announcement imminent - Sources 2026.09.24 1375 Fed's Barkin Says Inflation's Persistence Clearer This SummerFed's Barkin Says Inflation's Persistence Clearer This Summer Feds Barkin: Labor Market Stable But New Job Growth Remains Slow 2026.09.24 1376 Fed's Hammack: Inflation remains elevated amid solid output demandFed's Hammack: Inflation remains elevated amid solid output demand. Fed's Hammack: Supply shocks are a notable challenge for fed policy right now. Hammack: The longer inflation stays high, the harder it becomes to return it to target 2026.09.24 1377 New York Fed’s Williams says it's 'reasonable' to expect another rate hike by year-endIt would be “reasonable” to expect another interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve by the end of the year, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday. Williams said investor sentiment suggests that “it’s likely that another rate hike may be appropriate 2026.09.24 1378 Slight boost in Belgium business confidence in SeptemberIn the manufacturing industry, all components of the business confidence indicator gained ground. Business leaders have more optimistic expectations concerning both employment and demand. Their assessments of total order books and current stock levels are also more positive. In the building industry, business confidence declined for the third consecutive ... 2026.09.24 1379 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for China Decreased in AugustThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China decreased by 0.2% in August 2026 to 148.2 (2016=100), after also declining by 0.2% in July. As a result, the LEI contracted by 1.7% over the six-month period from February to August 2026, a larger rate of decline compared to the 1.0% decrease over the previous six-month period between August 2025 ... 2026.09.24 1380 Will There Be an Export Ban on Diesel?Yesterday was a bad day in global markets. Longer-term bond yields jumped sharply as strong US data encouraged markets in their belief that the Fed is behind the curve and needs to tighten a lot more. At the same time, the world’s energy markets are very unsettled. The front-mont 2026.09.24