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ECB's Nagel Unlikely to Get German Nomination for Presidency - HandelsblattThe German government is highly unlikely to nominate Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, German financial daily Handelsblatt reported Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter. According to the newsp
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What goes into diesel prices?The price of distillate fuel oil, often sold as diesel, is driven by the price of crude oil, retail margins, distribution costs, taxes, and crack spreads, the indicator we use for refining margins. Tight global supplies of distillate fuel oil and elevated crude oil prices have dr
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The Fed hasn’t been this terse since 2007. What a 130-word statement signals for market stabilityThere’s a recession — in word count, at least. Bank of America calculates this week’s Federal Open Market Committee statement explaining the decision to lift interest rates by a quarter-point as its most terse, at just 130 words, since 2007. The bank’s strategists greet the minim
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Yen Jumps On Report Of BOJ "Rate Check" But It's "Too Little Too Late"The Bank of Japan, not to mentioned Scott "the House" Bessent, have been most displeased with the yen plunge following today's BOJ rate hike, and so they once again do what they do pretty much every other week now: intervene in the market. As we said earlier (see below) when we p
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WH confirms Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill todayThe White House confirmed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Friday that United States President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign a bill on Russian sanctions later today, during a signing ceremony scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Earlier, the media outlet mentioned that two Repub
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No, central banks aren’t about to cause a recessionCentral banks are one of those things investors just love to hate. Equity bubbles? Blame central banks for keeping rates too low. Equity corrections? Blame them for hiking too soon. That sort of thing. This month has been no different. Both the European Central Bank and the Feder
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Swiss National Bank preview: Still no reason to moveThe Swiss economy has recently delivered a positive surprise. GDP adjusted for sporting events increased by a particularly strong 1.5% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter. Importantly, this figure is not annualised, making the expansion all the more remarkable. Growth was br
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BOJ Likely Conducted Rate Checks In Currency Market - NikkeiBoj Likely Conducted Rate Checks In Currency Market Nikkei
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Fed's Schmid: I supported rate hike, recent data suggest inflation trending above 3%Fed's Schmid: I supported rate hike, recent data suggest inflation trending above 3%. Fed's Schmid: Rate hike was a step towards returning to the 2% target. Fed's Schmid: Current inflation problem not just about energy. Price growth has been 'hot' across a broad set of goods and services. Fed's Schmid: Labor market appears in balance and economic growth solid.
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DB Investing launches dbinvesting.ai as part of AI-first transformationDubai based Retail FX and CFDs broker DB Investing has announced the launch of dbinvesting.ai, marking its evolution from a traditional brokerage into an AI-first fintech and technology company. After an extensive development program, it has built an AI Core Engine designed to wo
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Why we’ve changed our Fed and ECB callsAs central bank watchers, we know that predicting what central banks will do is not always the same as what they should do. Wednesday's Fed meeting and last week's ECB meeting have shown us that both central banks are not likely to follow the very dovish path we anticipated. This
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US Edged Down in AugustThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US decreased by 0.1% in August 2026 to 99.5 (2016=100), after an increase of 0.2% in July. As a result, the LEI’s six-month growth was –0.1% between February and August 2026, a much smaller rate of decline compared to –0.
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