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The headlines have never sounded scarier, and the market keeps setting records, which is exactly why investor optimism wins over a full cycle, and why your own behavior is the real risk.
Economy
‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas
Analysis-AI’s race to transform the world before the money runs out
AI infrastructure will shape the global balance of power. Democracies have a narrow window to pull ahead.
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
British farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of cases surpassing the past three years combined.
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
A flagship Labour authority has warned it may have to impose a 150% council tax rise on residents to maintain current services following central government cuts under a new funding settlement.
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January
Exclusive-China demands copper supply commitments for Anglo Teck merger approval, sources say
Industrial stocks offer opportunities across different stages of the economic cycle. Selecting names requires balancing long-term catalysts with near-term uncertainty.
Silver Price Forecast: Bears crowd $60 after six-percent weekly rout
Silver price retreats on Friday, dropping about 0.76% as US Treasury yields edged higher, capping US Dollar depreciation, while investors punished the Greenback following a soft US jobs report. The XAG/USD trades at $60…
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures that have caused prices to skyrocket.
Mexican Peso rebounds but carry trade exodus still bites
The Mexican Peso (MXN) recovers some ground versus the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, gaining 0.5%, but it remains poised to end the week with a 3% loss as investors exit the 'carry trade' amid a narrowing of the interest r…
DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project
Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O
October 02, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O For release at 4:00 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board announced Friday tha…
Gold fails at $4,200 despite NFP miss as US yields climb
Gold prices dropped on Friday, with the yellow metal struggling to decisively break the $4,200 milestone. The precious metal is down nearly 1% as US Treasury yields edge higher following a less-than-stellar US employmen…
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation
The Federal Reserve Board on October 2, 2026, announced its approval of an application by Fleur Capital Corporation to become a bank holding company by acquiring Simmesport State Bank, both of Simmesport, Louisiana. The…
Fed’s Goolsbee says inflation now outweighs labor concerns
Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee said in an interview with Fox Business that the labor market is steady and that “the inflation side of the Fed’s job is more important.”
US payrolls miss at 29K and the Dollar Index drops below 102.00
US employers added 29K jobs in September against a forecast of 90K, and July and August were revised down by a combined 60K. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, and hourly pay grew 3.0% over the year against a 3.2% fore…
Week Ahead: Britain Is Not the Next France - For Now
With wildfires sweeping across the southwest coast and hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists evacuated, should you be reconsidering your trip to France this August? Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning…
Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election
Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government saysAndy Burnham will pass legislation to scrap the state pension triple lock in this parliament, even though the guarante…
Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year
The chief executives of three firms that rent out trains to Britain’s railways were paid a combined £3.5m last year as they passed on almost £400m to shareholders in dividends.
FTSE 100 today: Stocks climb as weak U.S. payrolls cloud Fed hike bets
August 8, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT. With UK equities trading close to all-time highs, British Land LSE:BLND is seen as a growth opportunity, backed by a 23.3% upside forecast and improving occupancy levels. easyJet LSE:EZJ att…
US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%
Weak Jobs Data Is Helping Growth Stocks Just as Market Breadth Starts to Crack
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US Dollar: Fading rallies as Fed pricing peaks – TD Securities
TD Securities' Macro Research’s FX team notes the softer US payrolls data is only marginally negative for the Dollar, with the labor market still described as buoyant and neither overheating nor deteriorating. They argu…