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Oil prices fell in Friday trading after President Donald Trump said the United States would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and described discussions with Tehran as productive.
The naira weakened against the U.S. dollar in Nigeria’s official foreign-exchange market on Wednesday, October 7, with the Central Bank of Nigeria reporting a closing rate of N1,331.
Gold prices fell during Wednesday trading as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September meeting for clues about the path of interest rates.
Iraq’s cabinet adopted a revised exchange-rate structure that weakens the dinar, setting the public-facing rate at 1,520 dinars per U.S. dollar, compared with the previous official rate of 1,320.
The U.S. Treasury sold $39 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday at a high yield of 5.300%, and the auction drew stronger demand than the market had priced immediately beforehand.
The naira moved below N1,500 per euro in early October for the first time since April 2024, according to Central Bank of Nigeria exchange-rate data.
Kalshi’s 15-minute gold contracts recorded more trading activity and estimated fees than comparable Ether contracts in September, just weeks after the company introduced the gold markets.
Oil prices rose during Thursday trading as renewed risks to Middle East shipping and storm-related disruptions to U.S.
Oil prices settled near $100 a barrel on October 6 as increased Middle East exports and a planned release of emergency reserves eased some supply concerns, while conflict and shipping risks continued to support prices...
Oil prices declined Monday and Tuesday as Middle East crude exports recovered toward prewar levels and the Group of Seven agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and fuel from emergency reserves.
The euro fell to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since May 2025 on Monday, touching $1.1161 during Asian trading as investor concerns about French public finances and a broad bond-market selloff weighed on t...
Gold rebounded at the start of October after softer-than-expected US inflation data reduced market expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this month, though elevated Treasury yields continued...
U.S. Treasury yields reached levels not seen in more than two decades on Thursday as a global bond selloff pushed borrowing costs higher. Reports put the 10-year yield above 5.
The UK’s 30-year government bond yield rose above 6% in early trading on October 1, reaching its highest level since 1998 and increasing borrowing-cost pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of the Budget.
Middle East crude shipments have recovered to nearly prewar levels, while exports of refined products remain markedly lower and oil prices stay elevated, according to estimates from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
The FTSE 100 fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, October 1, as rising government bond yields weighed on shares, while the FTSE 250 also declined.
India’s Union Cabinet approved higher minimum support prices for six rabi crops for the 2027-28 marketing year, setting wheat at ₹2,610 per quintal, an increase of ₹25 from the previous season, Information and Broadca...
Oil prices were higher on Monday, September 28, as concerns about disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz outweighed signs of recovering regional exports.
Iran’s rial fell to a record low on September 29, with open-market traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials for one U.S.
Gold and silver prices fell sharply on Monday, September 28, as rising oil prices, higher bond yields and expectations of another U.S. Federal Reserve rate increase weighed on precious metals.
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