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India: Inflation risks tilt higher – Societe Generale

Societe Generale economist Kunal Kundu notes that India’s headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose to 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, staying above the Reserve Bank of India ’s (RBI) 4.0% median target for a…

Why is Rocket Pharmaceuticals stock down 5% today?

Lockheed Martin (LMT -0.35%) posted Q1 earnings of $6.44 per share, missing estimates of $6.74, as heavy spending on production expansion and $1 billion in debt repayments weighed on results. Shares fell nearly 5% Thurs…

Gold: Fed risk keeps bullion vulnerable – ING

ING strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey say Gold has slipped as higher Oil prices stoke inflation concerns and reinforce expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate hike, lifting Treasury yields and the US…

Equities: AI slowdown fears hit chip stocks – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid reports that US equities weakened as AI slowdown headlines triggered a sharp selloff in semiconductor names, dragging the broader S&P 500 lower. The Philly Semiconductor Index suffered its worst…

Japanese Yen: Higher Q4 range projected – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Chong Hoon Park and Nicholas Chia expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to deliver a 25bps rate hike in September but maintain a gradual normalisation path. They argue that USD/JPY is unlikely to fall on B…

Japanese Yen weakens as Fed rate hike looms

The USD/JPY pair gains ground to near 154.55 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) as traders ramp up their bets on a US interest rate hike in Septembe…

WTI rises above $98.50 amid Middle East supply fears

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $98.60 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Crude oil prices appreciate as traders continue to navigate he…