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Korea’s rebound and rising energy costs: market review
On 21 October, South Korea’s exchange paused programmatic buy orders for five minutes after a sharp price rise. The reversal follows yesterday’s decline, but companies’ profits still depend on…
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US shares rebounded, but Korea’s KOSPI fell 3.73%
On 20 October, South Korea’s KOSPI closed 3.73% lower even though US technology shares had risen the previous day. Japanese shares also fell in the morning trading snapshot. For…
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US prices squeeze shoppers as chipmakers grow
On 14 October, the US reported faster September price growth, while the purchasing power of hourly pay fell. Today, 15 October, Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC reported a much larger quarterly…
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US rate caution meets uneven price pressures
On 12 October, US central banker Beth Hammack said that interest rates still needed to restrain demand to bring inflation down: fuel was not the only source of price…
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Diesel supply pressure meets weaker US consumer sentiment
On 11 October, the International Energy Agency asked countries to assess additional diesel stock releases. This could ease costs for transport companies and industry, but no new volume has…
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US yields ease as German exports weaken
On 8 October, the US 10-year Treasury yield fell to 5.22%, but central-bank Governor Christopher Waller did not rule out further rate rises. German August exports meanwhile showed a…
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Fed minutes and German output: growth remains uneven
The US central bank’s September meeting minutes, released on 7 October, showed that most participants had then envisaged another rate rise. Construction provided the main support for German output…
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Oil price forecast rises as retail recovery stays weak
On 6 October, the US Energy Information Administration raised its year-end oil price forecast, keeping expensive fuel a risk for transport companies. On the same day, US bond yields…
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US shares rise even as bond yields climb
Yesterday, 5 October, the Nasdaq Composite index rose 1.05% even as the US 10-year bond yield increased to 5.31%. Rising shares do not yet mean cheaper borrowing for companies.…
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