Today: October 27, 2026
Today: October 27, 2026

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Wall Street ends higher on revived AI momentum

An AI-fueled tech rally sent US stocks to a higher close on Tuesday as third-quarter reporting season gained steam, while the Federal

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Dollar rises as markets eye central bank meetings

The dollar edged higher against major currencies including the euro, yen and sterling on Tuesday amid market positioning ahead of a

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High inflation to persist globally into next year, Reuters poll shows

High inflation will persist in the global economy well into next year, according to hundreds of economists polled by Reuters, who are now increasingly concerned that

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Stocks rise as oil slips with tech earnings, Fed ahead 

World stocks rose while oil prices slipped on Tuesday on hopes for Middle East talks and as investors awaited earnings from US technology giants

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Strong dollar, high yields drag on gold outlook, but central-bank demand lends support

Analysts cut their 2026 gold price forecast for a second straight quarter because of high Treasury yields, a strong US dollar and expectations that rates will stay high

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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as oil pulls back ahead of Fed decision

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as easing oil prices supported risk appetite ahead of a raft of key corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate

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Euro zone lending holds up even as banks tighten access

Lending in the euro zone continued to grow at a healthy pace in September even as banks tightened access to credit on the back of higher interest rates and geopolitical

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Bond investors are thinking less about the Fed and more about AI, deficits

Wall Street considers it settled that the Federal Reserve will hold

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ANTimatter

Tech stocks staged a decent rally on Monday, seemingly taking AI darling Anthropic's IPO filing and Meta's additional equity raising plans as a vote of confidence in

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Euro zone mortgage demand falls as rates rise, ECB survey shows

Demand for mortgages in the euro zone fell sharply in three months to September as interest rates rose and credit became harder to get, a European Central Bank poll

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Hold or sell? High Treasury yields spur US banks to rethink bond portfolios

A spike in Treasury yields is forcing US banks to confront an uncomfortable question: sell bonds worth billions of dollars they own at a loss, or hold on to paper losses?

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Japan's trend inflation index hits 3-year high, cements case for BOJ rate hike

Japan's core consumer price index, which strips out one-off factors, rose in September at the fastest annual pace in three years, data

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All eyes on AI

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets are basking in the afterglow of the blockbuster US IPO filing of Claude-developer Anthropic that has lifted the mood

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5 things to watch from the Federal Reserve's next meeting

Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday when they finish what may seem like an uneventful meeting

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Ex-BOJ chief Kuroda backs more rate hikes, his former deputy urges caution

The Bank of Japan will likely consider raising interest rates at each upcoming meeting, according to a new book by former bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda, who

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Bond market is a buy right now, JP Morgan Asset Management's fixed income head says

There is a "generational amount of yield" in bond markets and it is time to buy debt, with a return of as much as 8% on offer in the US over the next the year, Bob

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South Korea Q3 GDP beats forecasts as AI chip boom boosts exports, investments

South Korea's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as a global AI chip boom boosted exports and investments, advance central bank estimates

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Trading Day: AI light, Brazil flight

Stocks mostly rose on Monday, lifted by renewed optimism around AI as Anthropic filed for a US IPO and as investors awaited more 'Big Tech'

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Brazil finance minister signals more ambitious primary surplus for next year

Brazil's Finance Minister, Dario Durigan, said in an interview with local news service Broadcast on Monday that the government will pursue a higher effective primary

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Fed to hit pause on rate hikes, but maybe not for long

Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,

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Euro zone firms find it harder to get credit, ECB survey shows

Euro zone firms are having a harder time getting credit from their banks just as their finances are squeezed by more expensive fuel and higher costs, a European Central

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Wall Street loses ground under pressure from rising oil prices

Stocks fell on Wall Street as the market came under increasing pressure from rising oil prices

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Stocks fall, but tech shares steady after selloff; oil hits highest in nearly six months

Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest

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Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices

Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices