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Italian Retail Sales Rebound in August, Endin…

Italian Retail Sales Rebound in August, Endin…

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FX option expiries for 2 October 10am New York cut

There is just one key expiry level to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. That being for USD/JPY at the 158.00 level, with the spot price sitting less than 15 pips away from the strike. The expiries are sizable, so the large option interest could provide a reason for price

Palladium Slides to 1-Year Low

Palladium Slides to 1-Year Low

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France Risk Premium Surges as OAT-Bund Spread Breaks 140bp, EUR/CHF Slides

France Risk Premium Surges as OAT-Bund Spread Breaks 140bp, EUR/CHF Slides

TL;DR: The OAT-Bund spread widened past 140.6bp, its widest since the 2012 eurozone debt crisis, as French 10-year yields surged to 4.935% while German Bund yields fell to 3.529%—a divergence pointing to a France-specific sovereign risk premium that EUR/CHF is now starting to transmit into FX. Why This Matters Europe’s bond selloff has stopped being

Higher Open Anticipated For Hong Kong Shares

Higher Open Anticipated For Hong Kong Shares

Ahead of Thursday’s holiday for National Day, the Hong Kong stock market had moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had given up almost 600 points or 2.5 percent. The Hang Seng now sits just above the 24,610-point plateau and it’s tipped to open

US Futures Steady Ahead of Jobs Report

US Futures Steady Ahead of Jobs Report

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bovespa Rises on Energy and Mining Gains

bovespa Rises on Energy and Mining Gains

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Preview: September non-farm payrolls by the numbers

What’s expected: Consensus estimate +910K (range +35K to +180K) August +162K July +21K Private consensus estimate +85K Unemployment rate consensus estimate: 4.1% vs 4.1% prior Participation rate 61.6% prior Prior underemployment U6 prior 7.7% Avg hourly earnings y/y exp +3.2% y/y vs +3.1% prior Avg hourly earnings m/m exp +0.3% vs +0.3% prior Avg weekly

Hedge funds crowd into bullish Brazilian real trades

Macro hedge funds are piling into foreign exchange derivatives ahead of Brazil’s October 4 presidential election, with bets on a Flávio Bolsonaro win and a stronger real becoming an increasingly crowded trade. Dealers say the most popular trades have been short-dated vanilla puts, digitals and risk reversals, anticipating a 4–8% appreciation in the Brazilian real

Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Edges Back Into…

Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Edges Back Into…

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U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Increases In August

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Increases In August

A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed an unexpected increase in U.S. construction spending in the month of August. The Commerce Department said construction spending climbed by 0.9 percent to an annual rate of $2.203 trillion in August after edging down by 0.1 percent to a revised rate of $2.185 trillion in

Capitulation in Trading: How Panic Selling Ends

Capitulation in Trading: How Panic Selling Ends

2026.10.01 2026.10.01 What Is Capitulation in Trading? Gleb Kabanovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/gleb-kabanov/ What is capitulation in the stock market? It is a period of sharp decline when a large number of investors close their positions, fearing further losses. Widespread panic intensifies stock selling, the market falls rapidly, and investor fear reaches a peak. Market capitulation represents the final

Interesting stocks today as October month starts

October 1, 2026 | U.S. stocks The first minutes of the U.S. cash session have changed the stock-mover picture substantially. Accenture is now the standout large-cap repricing, Synopsys is extending its AI-driven rally, and Liquidia is suffering another major leg lower. Perhaps the most interesting reaction, however, is Micron: exceptional earnings have so far produced

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