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The spectre of market contagion is haunting Europe

2026-10-07T05:15:43.000Z
One can tell what the US Federal Reserve will do by watching the two-year Treasury yield.
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The bond market’s balancing act is perfectly normal

2026-10-06T04:00:00.000Z
A drone in Teheran, Iran. The possibility of a global recession depends on how long the US-Iran war lasts, how much damage is done and how high energy prices rise.
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Is stagflation returning? That mostly depends on the Iran war

2026-09-29T23:00:00.000Z
Private-credit funds in Asia are generally less exposed to software and high-growth technology companies than their US counterparts.
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Asia’s private-credit market presents new opportunities for investors

2026-09-28T06:02:53.000Z
Cheaper and better AI models should accelerate adoption, expanding demand across the value chain.
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Chinese AI rivalry threatens US model margins, not its ecosystem

2026-09-23T04:00:00.000Z
BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda links the rate hikes by the Fed, ECB and BOJ to common pressures from the Middle East energy shock and strong AI expenditure.
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Why are some central banks raising rates and others holding them?

2026-09-21T23:00:00.000Z
If the electric vehicle sector is shifting out of the slow lane, it will mean more ​pressure on already stressed metal supply chains.
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Oil shock raises risk of metals shock as EV sales accelerate

2026-09-21T09:51:02.000Z
US President Donald Trump has promised a US$5,000-per-person dividend if Republicans retake Congress this November.
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Real or not, Trump’s helicopter money drop should alarm Warsh

2026-09-16T09:30:16.000Z
Marubeni, one of Japan’s largest conglomerates, created an investment platform designed to drive the company’s consumer business.
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To unlock shareholder value, Singapore conglomerates can learn from Japan’s trading houses

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
Since the Reserve Bank of India set an inflation target of 4% with a two-percentage-points margin on either side, prices have risen by an average of 4.6% a year.
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What is causing the global bond sell-off?

2026-09-09T08:27:16.000Z