Economics
Mexico Unemployment Edges Higher in August
Mexico’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.0% in August 2026 from 2.9% in July, matching forecasts. The unemployed population totaled 1.9 million. The unemployment rate was 3.1% among women and 2.9% among men. Regarding the duration of unemployment, 43.1% of the unemployed had been without work for one month or less, while 32.5% had been […]
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US Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Flat
New orders for US-manufactured durable goods were largely flat month-over-month at $338.6 billion in August 2026, following two consecutive monthly increases and compared to market forecasts for a 0.4% decrease. Orders declined for transport equipment (-0.6%), namely nondefense aircraft and parts (-4.3%) and vehicles and parts (-0.6%), as well as fabricated metal products (-1.3%). Conversely, […]
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UK Gilt Yields Rise as BoE Turns More Hawkish
UK 10-year gilt yields rose to 5.4%, a near two-decade high, as investors digested a series of comments from Bank of England policymakers for further clues on the monetary policy outlook. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said persistently high energy prices would make it harder for the central bank to keep rates on hold, while MPC […]
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Bund Yields Rise Above 3.6% as Rate-Hike Bets Build
Germany’s 10-year Bund yield climbed back above 3.6%, its highest level since June 2009, marking a seventh consecutive weekly rise as elevated energy prices fuel concerns over renewed inflationary pressure and hawkish central-bank signals lift rate expectations. Money markets are now pricing in roughly 100 basis points of ECB rate hikes by late 2027. Investors […]
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Treasury Yields Remain at Multi-Year Highs
The US 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 5.2% on Friday, near its highest level since mid-200. Traders refocused on hawkish comments from Fed officials, while a lack of concrete progress in US-Iran negotiations to end the conflict continued to fuel concerns about inflation. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey confirmed a sharp rise […]
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Canada Budget Deficit Widens in July
Canada’s federal deficit widened to C$4.77 billion in July 2026 from C$1.51 billion a year earlier, as fiscal expenditures increased. Program expenses, excluding net actuarial losses, rose 5.1% to C$41.81 billion, largely due to higher direct program expenses and major transfers to persons, partly offset by lower pollution pricing proceeds returned to Canadians. Public debt […]
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Paraguay GDP Growth Slows in 2Q26
Paraguay’s economy grew 4% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, easing from an upwardly revised 7.3% expansion in the previous quarter. Agriculture grew 11.1%, driven by higher production of soybeans, rice, beans, sunflower and tobacco, as well as corn, cotton, sesame and yerba mate. Net external demand made the largest contribution to […]
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Canada 10-Year Yield Eases From 3-Year High
Canada’s 10-year government bond yield eased to around 3.92% after touching a near three-year high of 4% on September 24th, as falling oil prices halted a sharp sell-off in global bonds. Lower oil prices tempered inflation concerns, pausing the broader bond-market selloff. Expectations that diplomatic efforts involving Iran and the US could make progress toward […]
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Brazil 10-Year Yield Falls as Global Surge Eases
Brazil’s 10-year government bond yield fell to 14.1% in late September as falling oil prices halted a sharp sell-off in global bonds. Lower oil prices tempered inflation concerns, pausing the broader bond-market sell-off, amid expectations of progress in diplomatic efforts between Iran and the US. Meanwhile, domestic factors put upward pressure on yields, as Brazil’s […]
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Economic Calendar: Trump-Xi summit yields no breakthrough
President Xi’s first visit to the United States in over a decade ended without a major breakthrough. While both sides expressed a desire to maintain stable bilateral relations, persistent disputes over Taiwan, artificial intelligence, tariffs, and the war in Iran remained unresolved. Announcements were limited to an extension of the existing trade truce and the […]
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