Economics
Italy’s BTP Yield Holds Near 3-Week Low
Italy’s 10-year BTP yield hovered near 4.50%, remaining near a three-week low as expectations of a rate hike this month eased following remarks by Fed Chair Warsh. ECB President Lagarde noted that there were no signs yet of second-round effects from high energy prices, while markets still expect an ECB hike in December. Despite broader […]
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UK 10 Year Gilt Yield Rebounds from 3-Week Low
The UK 10-year gilt yield climbed to 5.38%, recovering from a three-week low recorded on October 15, as investors assessed stronger economic data and the outlook for interest rates and public finances. UK GDP unexpectedly expanded by 0.1% in August, avoiding forecasts of a contraction. The resilience has strengthened expectations that the Bank of England […]
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Austria Inflation Confirmed at 4-Month High
Austria’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.6% in September 2026 from 3.2% in August, confirming preliminary estimates. The increase was mainly driven by higher inflation in transportation (10.8% vs 7.8% in August) and housing and utilities (4.2% vs 3.3%). It also increased for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (2.4% vs 2.0%), food and non-alcoholic beverages […]
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Warsh Comments Boost Bets on Fed Rate Hold in October
Fed Chair Warsh refrained from signalling the outcome of this month’s FOMC meeting, but said hotter-than-expected inflation had not altered his assessment of the US economy, prompting traders to further scale back expectations of an October rate hike. Speaking at an IMF summit in Bangkok, Chair Warsh said that “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t […]
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Economic Calendar – Final Eurozone CPI Inflation, US Manufacturing, and Regional Bank Earnings
Key takeaways Friday’s session in the financial markets is marked by the analysis of the further path of US interest rates in the face of significant surprises in inflation readings and incoming financial reports from the US banking sector. During the Asian session, the People’s Bank of China set the yuan reference rate at its […]
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BoJ’s Ueda: Central bank will continue to raise policy rates
On behalf of Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ued, Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said during the European trading session on Friday that the central bank will continue to raise policy rate in accordance with economic, price, and financial developments, reiterating the hawkish monetary policy stance. Additional remarks Stabilising underlying inflation at level around 2% […]
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Swedish Jobless Rate Falls to 8.1%
Sweden’s unemployment rate fell to 8.1% in September 2026 from 8.3% in the same period a year earlier. The total number of unemployed people declined by 9.5 thousand from September 2025 to 466.4 thousand, which consists of 239 thousand unemployed women and 227 thousand unemployed men, corresponding to 8.6% and 7.6%, respectively. Among people aged […]
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BoC’s Macklem says Canada has not raised rates yet as energy prices pose challenges
Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem spoke during a panel discussion at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok. Macklem said that Canada has not hikes interest rates yet but the longer elevated energy prices go, the harder that gets, Reuters reported on Friday. “We haven’t raise our rates yet. […]
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Breaking: Fed’s Warsh says he would deliver price stability, but won’t pre-judge meetings
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Kevin Warsh participates in a conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday at the Fireside Chat with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Bangkok, Thailand. Key quotes I might be over-scarred from the global financial crisis. Since September FOMC meeting, world has broadly conformed to our […]
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Malaysia GDP Growth Slowest in a Year
Malaysia’s economy expanded 5.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, easing from 6% in the previous period and marking the slowest growth in a year, preliminary estimates showed. Mining and quarrying contracted by 4.9%, compared with 9.2% growth in Q2, reflecting lower crude oil and condensate production. Growth also moderated in services (5.4% vs […]
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