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Citi sees Fed delivering "a dovish hike" next week

The collapse in oil prices makes the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s 8 July decision more finely balanced. Even so, we expect policymakers to avoid disappointing hawkish pricing and deliver a 25bp ECB-style ‘insurance’ hi…

ChatGPT Images 2.5 vs Nano Banana 2: Which One is Better?

OpenAI shipped ChatGPT Images 2.5 on September 8, and the pitch was specific: sharper details, richer textures, more natural lighting, and editing that actually respects what you didn't ask it to change.

Meloni sees Italy 2026 growth at 1%, matching euro zone

DAMASCUS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb sus…

How much more gold could central banks buy?

As of September 2026, major bank gold price forecasts for year-end 2026 have converged lower. J.P. Morgan is at $4,500. Wells Fargo is at $4,900-$5,100. Goldman Sachs is at $4,900, and UBS is at $5,500. Bank of America’…

Taiwan Dollar: CBC seen on hold before December hike – DBS

DBS Group Research expects Taiwan’s central bank to keep its policy rate unchanged on September 17, before raising it to 2.125% in December. Analysts Taimur Baig and Chang Wei Liang highlight subdued August CPI, but ant…

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Doji high guards bulls as Fed bets bite

The AUD/USD ended the day in the green but finished the week 0.45% lower amid growing bets that the Fed will raise rates next week, boosting the US Dollar. Nevertheless, on Friday, the pair traded at 0.7171, up a decent…

Bitcoin Suisse to shift up to half of Swiss jobs abroad

The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, according to Finews.

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Expose a Fragile Institutional Bid

(HedgeCo.Net) Bitcoin opened June under pressure, trading near $73,500 as a wave of outflows from Bitcoin-related exchange-traded funds raised new questions about the strength of institutional demand for digital assets.

Treasury Yields Snapshot: September 11, 2026

A broad selloff in global bonds drove U.S. 10-year Treasury yields close to the widely monitored 5% mark, according to Reuters. The report, published on September 11, attributes the pressure to inflation worries tied to…