Today: October 18, 2026
Today: October 18, 2026

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Global bond selloff boosts dollar, pressures euro

The dollar rose to a 17-month high against the euro on Thursday as a global bond selloff pushed US and European government yields

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Bond markets functioning in orderly manner, IMF says

Global bond markets are still functioning in an orderly fashion, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, following the recent sharp rise in yields that has driven

Business|Economy

US slows aircraft-part exports to China as Trump seeks leverage in trade negotiations, sources say

The Trump administration has been taking steps to turn China's dependence on US aviation suppliers into leverage for trade

Business|Economy

Bonds post worst month in years; stocks decline for September and oil gains

Global bonds closed out their worst month in years on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield rising on

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Analysts raise 2026 oil forecasts on prolonged Gulf disruption

Analysts have raised their 2026 oil price forecasts with benchmark Brent crude expected to average nearly $90 a

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European shares mark first monthly loss in six as rising oil, bond yields weigh

European shares suffered their first monthly fall in six on Wednesday, as a surge in global bond yields reduced the appeal of riskier assets,

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A cruel quarter for bonds

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Bond markets are staring at a brutal quarter as inflation risks due to the seven-month-long war in the Middle East heighten

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Oil and gas industry expected surplus – but war brought shortage instead

Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.

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Our products could end all human life, buy our shares

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy and that public investors will pay to underwrite

Economy|Europe

ECB eyes new currency safety nets to boost euro's global role

The European Central Bank plans to expand currency safety nets to make it easier for foreign central banks to borrow euros, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on

Business|Economy

US and China agree to cut tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, from coal to toys

US and China agree to cut tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, from coal to toys

Arts

Rupiah set for biggest weekly fall since May as higher US yields, stronger dollar bite

Indonesia's rupiah was set for its biggest weekly fall since late May on Friday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and expectations that

Economy|Political|World

IMF review calls for 'fewer but deeper' reforms in design of loan programs

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called for targeted refinements to the design and implementation of its loan programs, including a focus on

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Bonds bomb

Just as some investors were wondering whether it was time to return to battered bond markets, Wednesday's fresh rout offered a clear answer: not yet.

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Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

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OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now

AI-led investment is helping the global economy hold up marginally better than expected this year, but the energy shock is becoming more entrenched, weighing

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Trump suggests a Ukraine deal on Russia's war could be close while meeting with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine

Finance|Stock Markets

European stocks gain as markets upbeat on potential US-Iran talks

European shares closed slightly higher on Tuesday as investors watched for developments in US-Iran tensions that could influence oil prices

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Messy, troubled, unpredictable: Diplomats describe a world in turmoil as UN opens annual meeting

There is not much diplomats can agree on these days

Economy|Election

New Zealand's Peters urges strong US role in Pacific

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters warned on Monday of a more troubled and unsettled world, calling for the United States to be engaged in the

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Russia sanctions bill gives Trump sweeping new tariff powers

The Russia sanctions bill signed into law by US President Donald Trump on Friday gives him new powers to impose tariffs that could last well beyond his

Economy|Finance

EU banks must be bigger, have deeper capital market, to compete with US, say top EU officials

European banks need greater scale and deeper capital markets if they are to compete with US rivals, senior European

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Investors buy US stocks at fastest pace in three months, BofA says

Investors poured money into US stocks at the fastest pace in three months and yanked cash from corporate bonds in the latest week, according to a Bank of America Global

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Trading Day: Lower oil, yields boost stocks  

World stocks paused their recent slide and rebounded strongly on Thursday, and the global bond rout also took a breather, as investors digested

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‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

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US stocks jump after oil prices ease and an inflation update comes in near expectations

U.S. stocks rebounded and clawed back much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt

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Global oil hits $108 per barrel while bond yields surge

Global oil hits $108 per barrel while bond yields surge

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Wall Street rises as tech stocks climb and oil prices, bond yields hold relatively steady

Stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped boost the market after a downbeat start to the week

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China reins in rising yuan as weak domestic demand clouds outlook

China is slowing down a long rally in the yuan and is likely to keep further currency gains to a minimum this year, market participants say, as authorities step in to support

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Global bonds extend selloff, oil prices surge on renewed US-Iran strikes

Global bond yields rose on Tuesday, extending a broad-market selloff in government debt fed by inflation fears, while

Business|Finance

Oil settles up by more than 2.5% as US and Iran resume military attacks

Oil prices settled more than 2.5% higher on Monday after a resumption of military action between the U.S. and Iran rekindled market concerns about

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Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

Six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, the direst economic predictions haven't come true

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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

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