Next surges on profit upgrade Next shares jumped more than 7% after the retailer raised its full-year pre-tax profit forecast to £1.14 billion. The upgrade follows 10.5% sales growth in the third quarter (Q3), demonstrating the group’s ability to navigate challenging consumer conditions. The move higher confirms Next’s reputation as the UK retail sector’s standout
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Most Read: Alphabet (GOOG) Q3 2025 Earnings Preview: The $100 Billion Milestone and the CapEx Imperative The Federal Reserve’s meeting is wrapping up today, Wednesday, October 29, 2025. The biggest expected outcome is a change in monetary policy: the central bank is widely anticipated to lower its main interest rate (the federal funds rate) by
Fundamental Overview Gold eventually extended the losses as the preliminary US-China deal reached over the weekend weighed on the market as traders positioned into a positive Trump-Xi meeting. In the short-term, there are no strong reasons to pile into longs at the moment, so we might create another range around the 4,000 level. Nonetheless, there
Singapore’s producer prices increased for the third straight month in September and at an accelerated pace, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Wednesday. The manufacturing producer price index climbed 7.3 percent year over year in September, faster than the 6.0 percent rise in August. The non-oil index surged 8.5 percent annually in September,
The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts some intraday sellers following an Asian session uptick on Wednesday, which, along with some US Dollar (USD) buying, assists the USD/JPY pair to recover nearly 100 pips from the vicinity of mid-151.00s. Expectations that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could resist early tightening in the wake of Japan’s new Prime
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Trump statement on something the Wall Street Journal had floated Tuesday US time. WSJ: Trump looking to lower tariffs on Fentanyl Trump now: expects to lower fentanyl linked tariffs on China will discuss farmers, fentanyl with China This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com. Source link
2025.10.28 2025.10.29 Weekly Economic Calendar for 03.11.2025–09.11.2025 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Volatility continues to roil the markets. The rally in precious metals has ended with a sharp correction that forced many investors to exit the market. A similar situation occurred with stock indices and digital currency quotes last week. Meanwhile, ongoing geopolitical tensions and the unpredictable actions
Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3% QoQ in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, compared with the 0.7% increase seen in the second quarter, according to the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday. The market consensus was for a growth of 1.1% in the reported period. Annually, Australia’s CPI inflation
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more to come Via oilprice.com on twitter: — Expectations I had seen centred on: Headline crude -0.2 mn barrels (although -2.9mn is also being bandied about) Distillates -1.7 mn bbls Gasoline -1.9 mn — This data point is from a privately-conducted survey by the American Petroleum Institute (API). It’s a survey of oil storage facilities
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USD/JPY falls sharply to around 152.15 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 0.47% for the day, as the Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms most of its peers. The move reflects renewed optimism over trade relations between the United States (US) and Japan, following a series of joint announcements on investment and strategic cooperation. Earlier
XTX alleges Currenex entered own trades ahead of users – FX Markets Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Market-maker claims venue used triangular arb tool to trade before users XTX Markets has demanded Currenex disclose details of a tool it claims allowed the venue to execute its own triangular arbitrage trades ahead
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Most Read: Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 2025 Earnings Preview: Azure Momentum and the High-Stakes CapEx Narrative Alphabet (GOOG) is scheduled to report its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 after the market closes on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. This earnings report is happening while the stock is doing very well, having recently surged
