Today: November 06, 2026
Today: November 06, 2026

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Japan's real wages rise for ninth month in September, backing BOJ rate hike

Japan's real wages rose 2.2% in September from a year earlier, marking the ninth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Friday, supporting

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Japanese savers have rediscovered interest rates and banks are feeling it

For years, Japanese savers left their cash in bank accounts that paid next to nothing because few things paid much more.

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Trading Day: A November 5 market bonfire 

US stocks plunged on Thursday, led by a ferocious selloff in tech and AI-related stocks as investors reassessed implications for the AI data

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Fed's Hammack, Barkin favor gradual rate-hike path to lower inflation

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The average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.18% this week, its third straight decline

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the third straight week, offering some relief to prospective homebuyers facing higher home prices

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BoE joins the rate hike club, Australia may be done already

Several major central banks have raised interest rates this week, though they appear at very different stages of the tightening

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Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns more likely

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in over three years on Thursday and warned that at least one more

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BoE hikes rate for first time in 3 years; retreating oil prices may allow for more options ahead

The Bank of England is raising interest rates for the first time in more than three years in an effort to tackle an inflation shock stoked by the Iran war

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Brazil's Lula to decide on fiscal measures after foreign trips, finance minister says

Brazil's reelected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to decide on potential fiscal measures later this month after an overseas trip, Finance

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Oil and the blame game

As has been the case so often this year, a huge move in crude prices dominated world markets on Wednesday as investors tried to figure out the implications of the US

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Australia's central bank warns public confidence in inflation fight is slipping

Public confidence in the Reserve Bank of Australia's ability to control inflation was eroding, a top central banker said on Thursday, warning that a loss of trust could make

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Bank of England poised to hike rates for first time in 3 years

The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates for the first time in three years on Thursday due to mounting inflation pressures from the US

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BOJ debated need for more rate hikes, scope for faster moves, September minutes show

Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to keep raising interest rates with some signalling the chance of faster-paced increases, minutes of their September

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Trading Day: Oil tanks, stocks leap on US midterms   

Investors put money to work on Wednesday, piling into stocks, bonds, non-dollar currencies and gold following historic US midterm elections that

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Brazil's central bank ends run of rate cuts after Lula election win

Brazil's central bank ended a run of interest rate cuts and kept borrowing costs on hold on Wednesday as it grappled with a worsening inflation outlook

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AI debt binge isn't crowding out Treasuries, TBAC says

AI-driven corporate borrowing isn't crowding out demand for US Treasuries, according to the latest meeting of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, which

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Election stiffens the Fed's guardrails, but independence risks remain

Democrats' sweeping midterm victory strengthens the Federal Reserve against President Donald Trump's efforts to meddle with it, with the Senate's

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US services sector activity cools slightly in October; inflation remains elevated

US services sector growth slowed marginally in October amid a moderation in new orders, but supply chains remained strained, keeping prices for inputs elevated.

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Toronto home sales rise for first time in three months in October

Greater Toronto Area home sales rose for the first time in three months in October as lower selling prices offset the recent increase in borrowing costs to

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Global central banks hit pause in October after September hiking spree

Global central banks largely hit the pause button in October after a round of rate hikes the previous month, though policymakers and

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Euro zone economic growth slows to four-month low in October, PMI shows

The euro zone's economic expansion slowed sharply but did remain resilient in October as demand — a key gauge of underlying momentum — came close to stalling while rising

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Euro zone wage growth to rebound slightly next year, ECB says

Wage growth in the euro zone is likely to rebound slightly in the first nine months of next year based on the latest pay deals, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday

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New Zealand unemployment hits 5.7% in Q3, highest since 2015

New Zealand's jobless rate rose to 5.7% in the third quarter, its highest level since 2015, while employment fell 0.1% from the previous quarter,

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US factory orders beat expectations in September amid broad strength

New orders for US factory goods increased more than expected in September, boosted by bookings for aircraft and a range of other goods, government data showed on Tuesday.