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Week: Korea’s trading pauses and an uneven rebound
On 21 October, Korea’s exchange paused programmatic buy orders, six days after market-wide trading pauses during the sell-off. These different mechanisms mark a sharp reversal in trading direction. The…
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Week: Asia’s equity shock and an uneven rebound
On 20 October, Japanese shares fell again after the previous day’s rebound in US technology. A week in which South Korea’s exchange halted trading highlighted shared technology exposure across…
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Week: prices squeeze shoppers as chip sales grow
On 14 October, US price data showed a decline in the purchasing power of pay; on 15 October, TSMC reported a much larger profit. Over 9–15 October, a gap…
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Week: price pressures and uneven business demand
On 12 October, Beth Hammack highlighted costs associated with tariffs and technology demand. During 7–13 October, central-bank minutes, bond auctions and a consumer survey had already shown that cheaper…
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Week: fuel supply, consumers and borrowing costs
On 6–12 October, the gap between hopes and actual sales or deliveries became clearer. German orders and euro area retail volumes showed uneven demand, US consumers rated current conditions…
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Consumers worry, but borrowing costs remain high
US consumer sentiment fell to 46.3 points. Why price pressure persists, what energy stocks reveal and why Germany’s recovery remains uneven.
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Week: bond relief does not remove cost risks
The week of 3–9 October retained the same question: growth must be assessed alongside costs. The latest change was lower US Treasury yields on 8 October, while German exports…
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Week: weaker demand meets persistent cost pressures
Events from 2–8 October connect slower growth with persistent cost pressures. Following weaker US jobs growth, the Fed minutes released on 7 October recalled September’s inflation risks, while construction…
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Week: the oil forecast rises as consumption recovers slowly
Information from 1–7 October highlights the tension between rising costs and uneven growth. Following slower US jobs growth, the EIA raised its fourth-quarter oil price forecast on 6 October,…
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