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China: National team support shapes flows – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights how China’s regulators and state-backed funds have stepped in to stabilize A-shares after global tech deleveraging hit domestic markets. Official buybacks and insurer commitments are framed as …

The Australian Dollar goes nowhere with conviction

The Australian Dollar spent Tuesday doing a convincing impression of movement, climbing from just below the 0.7000 handle to a session high short of 0.7050 before handing the entire advance back through the North Americ…

Forex Today: US Dollar rises as Middle East tensions lift Oil

The US Dollar (USD) advances on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran push energy prices higher and revive concerns that inflation could remain elevated. The Greenback also benefits from…

Three reasons why UK electricity prices are so high

While the UK government has announced it will cut VAT on domestic electricity this October from 5% to zero in an attempt to help with the cost of living, British households are still paying more for power than many othe…