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Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments

David Craig and Paul Nowak are appointed to four-year terms until 31 August 2030. Hanneke Smits will begin her four-year term on 1 January 2027, until 31 December 2030. David Craig and Paul Nowak take up the positions v…

USD/JPY Faces Key Test with FOMC and BoJ Policy Decisions

The upcoming week will bring a fresh test for major currency pairs as investors return from the US Independence Day holiday and continue to digest weaker US labor market data. The release of the last Federal Open Market…

Burnham rejects 'tax and spend socialist' comments

Andy Burnham has insisted he is prepared to take "difficult decisions" on the economy, after a former Bank of England chief economist said investors were worried about his willingness to cut spending.

U.S. import prices rise, retail sales rebound in August

U.S. retail sales jumped 1.2% in August 2026, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday, September 16, showing unexpectedly strong consumer demand even as inflationary pressures intensified across the economy. The numb…

Eurozone Industrial Production contracts 0.1% in July

The Eurozone industrial sector activity declines 0.1% in July, according to data published by Eurostat. The industrial output was expected to decline but at a faster pace of 0.2%. In June, the data also contracted by 0.…

WTI falls near $100 as Saudi adds Oman route, US stocks surge

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price depreciates after posting nearly 3% gains in the previous day, trading around $100.00 per barrel during European hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices slid after reports emerged th…

Euro: 1.150 target nears on Fed risk against US Dollar – ING

ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that the Federal Reserve announcement could push EUR/USD towards the 1.150 target. He notes that below 1.150 risks become more balanced given technicals, short-term valuation and rate d…

Crypto firms get guidance on how the new regime applies

New FCA guidance will help firms understand how the law underpinning the UK's future cryptoasset regime applies to their business. It also sets out which activities may require FCA authorisation.

Fed Hikes: Then What?

Federal Reserve decisions can sometimes feel like the only events that determine whether the stock market rises or falls. Yet the market’s response has rarely been that simple. Historically, stocks haven’t moved in …

The Global Story

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted mo…

Equities: Fed focus and energy shock – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Henry Allen and colleagues note that the S&P 500 has retreated to a six‑week low as higher Oil prices and stagflation fears weigh on risk assets. They highlight that markets now price a 94% probability o…

FOMC Meeting Preview: 3 Questions for Chairman Warsh

Wednesday is decision day at the Federal Reserve, the culmination of an intense two-day meeting and a debate that’s been running for six weeks since the June meeting. It boils down to one question: inflation is too high…