​​​Energy strength powers FTSE 100 higher  The FTSE 100 edged up 0.4% to approach record territory as energy and mining stocks drove broad market gains. BP and Shell both advanced more than 2%, helped by a near 4% jump in Brent crude to around $65 a barrel. The rally followed fresh US sanctions on major

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Asia Market Wrap – Asian Stocks Retreat Asian stock markets fell for the second day in a row on Thursday, following Wall Street’s selloff. This decline was driven by disappointing earnings from major US tech companies and growing geopolitical concerns over new US sanctions against Russia and potential new export controls targeting China. The broader

Financial market situation was characterized by low volatility in the third quarter of 2025. Signs of a cooling in the US labour market increased market expectations of a further easing of monetary policy in the US. The governing board concluded that the current implementation of monetary policy was appropriate under various scenarios and should therefore

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The EUR/USD pair ticks lower to near 1.1600 during the late Asian trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair faces slight selling pressure as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground after Wednesday’s corrective move. At the time of writing, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, rises

Markets: Gold down $2 to $4091 WTI crude up $1.60 to $60.10 S&P 500 futures up 7 points Nikkei 225 down 1.3% USD leads, JPY lags The main news of the day was the US announcing fresh sanctions on Russian oil, this time hitting the two largest oil producers: Lukoil and Rosneft. We don’t have

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The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining ground after recovering recent losses from the previous session and trading around 99.00 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The Greenback receives support as US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that he expects to

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The Euro (EUR) steadies against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Wednesday, trading around 176.26 after snapping a four-day losing streak on Tuesday. The pair is struggling to build momentum, as investors weigh Japan’s incoming fiscal stimulus and diverging central-bank outlooks between the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB). According to Reuters