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Sales of antiviral drugs fell 20% year-over-year in September

During the first three weeks of September (weeks 36, 37th, and 38th weeks of 2026), Russian pharmaceutical retailers sold 5.7 million packages of antiviral drugs worth 3.4 billion rubles, according to calculations by Ko…

Softer Australia CPI but RBA still hawkish – Rabobank

Rabobank’s day-ahead section highlights Australia’s August CPI as slightly softer, with headline inflation at 0.4% m/m and 4.0% y/y, and trimmed mean at 0.2% m/m and 3.6% y/y. Earlier in Q3, the RBA delivered another ra…

The Japanese Yen sits still while Tokyo calls it undervalued

Finance Minister Katayama said on Tuesday that an undervalued Yen is generally a problem, and that she and US Treasury Secretary Bessent agreed on a September 25 call to strengthen their cooperation. She added that Japa…

The New Zealand Dollar breaks lower after Australia's rate hike

Australia's fourth rate hike of 2026 sent the Australian Dollar lower on Tuesday, and NZD/USD closed below 0.5650 for the first time in its slide. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate to 4.60%, the h…