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G10’s ‘surprise’ currency star could stumble as peers hike interest ratesThe British pound has largely shrugged off another change of government and geopolitical shocks to outperform many of its peers this year, but the currency’s recent weakness could be set to deepen. Sterling has gained around 1.6% against the euro year-to-date, adding 2.8% against
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Gold Climbs 1% Amid Dollar Weakness and Escalating Middle East TensionsGold extended its advance on Wednesday, buoyed by a declining U.S. dollar and escalating Middle East hostilities, though the rally faced headwinds from mounting anticipation of Federal Reserve monetary tightening. Spot gold appreciated 1.0% to settle at $4,397.47 per ounce. Meanw
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Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of Middle East attacksThe price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time since July after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. Brent crude, the international standard, jumped nearly 3% to $100.72 early Wednesday. U.S
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StoneX Retires City Index Brand as Retail FX and CFD Revenue Falls 19%StoneX Group will replace the City Index name in the UK with StoneX Trading, StoneX announced today (Wednesday). Existing clients will keep their accounts, platforms and support arrangements. City Index branding will retire on September 12. For traders, the immediate effect is a
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US ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for August 22, 2026For the four weeks ending August 22, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 12,000 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER). Hiring accelerated week over week. These numbers are preliminary and could
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U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalatesThe White House said it would ban imports of Canadian motorbikes and a slew of other products starting later this month as diplomatic and trade relations with Ottawa continue to fray. U.S. President Donald Trump used a string of executive orders late Monday to announce bans on Ca
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Oil Higher, Yen Consolidates, US to Reveal Bond Buyback PlansThere are two main developments today. The first is the escalation of the Middle East war has lifted oil prices. October WTI rose 9.7% last week, and with today’s gains, is a little more than 4% this week. This has helped lift bond yields. The second is the short squeeze of the J
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GBP/USD Bulls Break 1.3554 as Uptrend Gains StrengthWe have reached an interesting moment for the GBP/USD currency pair where the bulls have mounted an increasingly successful and serious fightback against the bears, creating a breakout from the formerly dominant descending price channel, rising to a new one-week high, breaking ab
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What is the yen carry trade?With the recent surge in Japan's currency to a seven-month high, investors are wondering if this is the beginning of the end of the yen carry trade that has been a pillar of global markets. That trade, which involves borrowing yen at a low cost to invest in higher-yielding assets
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Canada’s housing markets show persistent regional splitsDiverging regional trends continued for Canada’s housing markets in August. Ontario markets showed mixed momentum, with Toronto’s recovery faltering amid escalating trade uncertainty, while Ottawa continued its improvement with prices edging above year-ago levels for the first ti
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In July 2026, French manufacturing output falls sharply again (-0.8% after -1.0%)In July 2026, production falls again in the manufacturing industry (-0.8% after -1.0% in June 2026). In industry as a whole, it also falls (-0.4% after -0.1%). In July 2026*, manufacturing output declined in all major sectors except for coking and refining (+8.3% after -12.4%). S
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China’s inflation rebounds on higher tech and energy pricesChina’s headline CPI inflation rose to 0.8% year-on-year in August, up from 0.5% in July. This was in line with expectations (market: 0.8%, ING: 0.9%). Core inflation edged up as well to 1.0% YoY, up from 0.9%. Food prices remained a considerable drag on headline inflation, comin
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