Today: October 29, 2026
Today: October 29, 2026

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Business|Economy

Home sellers are lowering their price and helping buyers to make a deal in a stagnant market

A stagnant housing market hampered by surging mortgage rates, years of soaring home prices and an economy undercut by rising inflation has many sellers stuck in limbo as homes go months without an offer

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall Street loses ground under pressure from rising oil prices

Stocks fell on Wall Street as the market came under increasing pressure from rising oil prices

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Stocks fall, but tech shares steady after selloff; oil hits highest in nearly six months

Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest

Economy|Finance

Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices

Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

US business activity cools in October; strong demand fueling price pressures

US business activity slowed modestly in October, though robust demand allowed companies to raise prices for goods and services, a sign that inflation

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Canada August retail sales rise 1.2%

Canadian retail sales rose 1.2% in August from July to C$74.57 billion ($53.2 billion), slightly less than expected, and were led by higher sales at

Business|Economy|Travel

Airfares are way up compared to last year. Don’t expect it to change this holiday season

Airfares are way up compared to last year. Don’t expect it to change this holiday season

Business|Economy|Finance

UK businesses report strongest month since February, PMI shows

British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a survey published on Friday.

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Euro zone growth slows to 4-month low amid rising costs and French strife, survey shows

Growth across the euro zone's private sector slowed to its weakest pace in four months in October, hurt by an energy-driven rise in costs and a renewed

Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies

Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six

Business|Economy|Europe

German business activity growth softens in October, PMI shows

Germany's private sector growth softened in October as inflows of new work rose only modestly, a preliminary business survey showed on Friday.

Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Wake up! The long bond's up two points!

(Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 5) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.

Arts|Europe|Finance|World

Ready for a French test?: Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday against a backdrop of upheaval in France and an Iran war that is keeping energy prices

Finance

Yen jumps as oil, AI and France worries rattle markets

The yen was on track for its strongest daily gain in almost a month on Thursday, as investors sought safety amid fragile equity markets, elevated crude

Business|Economy

US weekly jobless claims near 57-year lows, underscore labor market stability

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, suggesting a modest pickup

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

P&G warns of bigger cost hit from oil prices, even as consumer demand holds up

Procter & Gamble on Thursday warned that rising raw material, energy and freight costs would take a bigger bite out of annual profit, even

Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Pound edges higher, outperforming as investor nerves rattle euro zone markets 

The pound edged up on Thursday, as outflows from euro zone assets saw UK stocks, bonds and the currency outperform other markets in the region.

Economy|Environment|Food|Health|Political|US

High gas prices strain Detroit's hungry and food banks ahead of midterm elections

A neatly packed cardboard box of pasta, dry beans, canned goods and powdered milk made Tonya King cry.

Business|Economy|Finance

Bank of Korea holds rates, upbeat outlook points to future hikes

The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday but maintained a hawkish stance by upgrading its economic growth

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Strength in Japanese loan demand expected to leave scope for more BOJ hikes

Major Japanese banks are seeing increased demand for funds among corporate borrowers compared with three months ago, a central bank survey showed on Thursday,

Arts|Economy|Environment

From groceries to home loans, high oil prices permeate daily life 

The shock of oil prices at a five-month high of $110 a barrel and gas prices in Asia and Europe hitting their highest levels since

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech it away

Buoyant AI sentiment on the back of quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, as relatively calm

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

A strong profit report from SpaceX helps lift tech stocks and Wall Street

U.S. stocks climbed following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies

Arts|Economy

Dollar dips as traders wait on Fed; Aussie gains

The US dollar index dipped on Wednesday as traders weighed renewed oil-driven inflation risks and waited for next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while

Business|Economy|Finance

India rate panel flags more hikes but wary of aggressive cycle, minutes show

Members of India's rate-setting panel indicated that further rate hikes may be needed to curb inflation but stopped short of endorsing an aggressive tightening cycle over

Business|Economy|Finance

Bank of Israel holds interest rates steady a week before election

The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged at 3.25% on Wednesday, opting to hold ahead of the country's election next week and amid

Arts|Economy|Election

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Trump’s approval rating hits a new low as midterms enter final stretch: CNN poll

Arts

FACT FOCUS: When it comes to Trump's economy, these are the numbers that matter before Nov. 3

President Donald Trump is trying to convince voters before the Nov. 3 midterm elections that the U.S. economy is rocketing upward

Business|Economy|Finance

UK inflation rises to highest in almost a year as Iran war drives fuel prices higher

Inflation in the U.K. has risen to its highest rate in almost a year as the Iran war continues to drive up fuel prices

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Strong earnings help European shares erase nearly all losses from French unrest

European shares rose on Wednesday, recouping nearly all of their losses since the weekend turmoil in France as strong earnings encouraged investors to

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Bank of Japan's Himino signals readiness to raise borrowing costs

Japan's underlying inflation is quite close to the central bank's 2% target and financial conditions remain loose, Deputy Bank of Japan Governor Ryozo Himino

Business|Economy|Finance|World

Japan records a trade deficit as oil imports soar because of conflict in the Middle East

Japan’s trade deficit has reached 2.81 trillion yen, or $17.8 billion, for the first fiscal half, according to government data, as the war in Iran sent oil import prices soaring

Economy|Political

A 'golden age' vs. 'we're working on it': Trump and Vance give different pitches on the economy

When Vice President JD Vance speaks on the campaign trail about the high costs Americans are facing, he often says he understands that people are hurting

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Japan shifting to wage-driven inflation phase, finance minister says

Japan's economy is seeing price rises driven by higher import costs and on the cusp of shifting to a period of sustained inflation driven by rising wages,

Economy

BOJ to raise rates to 1.50% in December, sticking to quarterly pace: Reuters poll

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates in December to 1.50%, following June and September increases, according to a majority of economists in a

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US

Gold edges lower as investors weigh Fed rate signals

Gold edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed the likelihood of additional US interest rate hikes this year ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

UK stocks slip as banks and commodity-linked stocks weigh

Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday as banks and commodity-linked stocks weighed, while signs of resilience in the labour market kept expectations alive for a Bank of England

Americas|Arts|Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast

Bank of Israel to pause rate cuts ahead of October 27 election: Reuters poll

Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates on Wednesday after three successive reductions, as policymakers will

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed to skip October but raise rates again in December, nearly all economists say: Reuters poll

The Federal Reserve will skip raising interest rates this month and deliver a hike in December, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as

Economy|Finance|World

Bank of Japan may raise inflation forecast, stand pat on rates, sources say

The Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year in forecasts due this month, as rising oil prices exert longer-

Business|Economy|Finance

UK jobs market shows some recovery signs as BoE mulls rate hike

British workers have seen another modest rise in the pace of pay growth and there were other hints of a small recovery in the jobs

Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Korean canary in the AI coalmine

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift A rocky start for a South Korean startup cast a shadow over highly anticipated announcements by AI hyperscalers this week.

Business|Election|Finance

Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don't expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms

President Donald Trump is hoping $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in the midterm elections

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

US stocks rebound with AI earnings test ahead, euro falls on France unrest

The Nasdaq rose more than 1% on Monday as tech shares rebounded ahead of a big week for AI-related earnings, while

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache, but others may pay for the medicine

The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with

Economy|Finance|World

IMF/World Bank meetings leave developing countries with more questions than answers

Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions

Uncategorized

ECB's Lagarde says bond selloff will slow inflation

A selloff in bonds is making borrowing more expensive in the euro zone, curbing economic growth and ultimately inflation, European Central Bank

Business|Economy|Finance

Retail price impacts from the Iran war are uneven but add up for US households before midterms

High fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive, fly and buy some goods more than seven months into the U.S.-Iran war

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology

Business|Economy

NY Fed service sector survey finds notable price pressures

By Michael S.

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

CoreWeave stock, bond set for weekly plunge as rate-hike fears hit AI bet

CoreWeave's shares and bond were set for steep weekly losses on Friday, underscoring investor worries over the cloud-computing company's $50

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash

The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Technology|US|World

US manufacturing output rises in September

US factory production increased in September, but lost considerable momentum in the third quarter amid headwinds from the Middle East conflict, which has snarled supply

Arts|Finance|Technology|World

Tipping Point

Hello Morning Bid readers! Are we reaching an inflection point?

Business|Economy|Finance

Brazil economic activity up 0.3% in August, matching forecasts

Economic activity in Brazil rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in August from the previous month, a central bank index showed on Friday, matching the median forecast in a

Arts|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Science|Technology|World

BOJ chief vows to keep raising rates, anchor inflation around target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will focus on anchoring underlying inflation around its 2% target and won't tolerate any

Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|World

IMF expects at least one more 25 bps ECB rate hike in 2026

The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at least one more time this year to fight high inflation, the International Monetary Fund

Economy|Europe

Europe must boost growth or borrow less to keep debt sustainable, IMF says

European economies must grow faster or borrow less to keep debt on a sustainable path, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, warning that

Business|Economy|Finance

Brokerages expect next BOJ rate hike in Dec, further tightening in 2027

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high in September and signalled that further tightening could follow as it shifts its focus to preventing inflation from

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings

Business|Economy|Finance

Fed's Hammack warns inflation expectations deterioration could require Fed response

By Michael S.

Business|Economy|Finance

India widens rupee defence to rates, but cautiously

India's central bank will further tighten monetary conditions to counter capital outflows and raise the cost of betting against the rupee,

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Global tech rout loses steam

The AI equity rout accelerated significantly in Asia on Thursday on growing fears about the murky, circular financing powering the intelligence

Economy|Science|Technology

S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, springing back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly,

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance

Diesel's surge is starting to push other prices around. Here's how

The skyrocketing price of diesel is plain for Americans to see anytime they fuel up their cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, though only a fraction of US drivers own a

Business|Economy

Fed's Goolsbee on inflation: discouraging, but still some optimism

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday that data this week showing stronger-than-expected consumer and producer price inflation has been "

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|World

US consumers are muscling through higher prices, but for how long?

High gas prices are intensifying inflation and vacuuming up more of Americans’ dollars, yet consumers are still digging deep to spend, powering the economy, at least for now

Business|Economy|Finance

US retail trade group forecasts healthy holiday sales, in part due to inflation

Don’t underestimate U.S. shoppers when it comes to shelling out money for the winter holidays

Business|Economy|Finance

High mortgage rates are deepening a ‘K-shaped’ housing market

High mortgage rates are deepening a ‘K-shaped’ housing market

Arts|Business|Economy

Major brokerages expect Fed to hold rates ahead of policy meeting

Global brokerages expect the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, with BofA Global Research one of the only outliers among Wall Street majors.

Arts|Business|Economy|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Lifestyle|Sports|Technology

US holiday sales growth to speed up as shoppers stay resilient, NRF forecasts

US holiday sales growth is expected to accelerate to 4.2% this year, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, betting that consumers would remain resilient even as major

Business|Economy|Finance

Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms

Wholesale inflation surged in September, keeping affordability in focus ahead of the midterms

Business|Economy

US retail sales beat expectations in September on higher gasoline prices

US retail sales increased more than expected in September, boosted by higher gasoline prices, but spending elsewhere was moderate, which could temper economists'

Business|Economy|Finance

BoE to raise rates to 4% in November, but economists narrowly expect hold from there

The Bank of England will raise Bank Rate for the first time in more than three years to 4.0% in November, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters who have reversed