Finance · 30 October 2026
The Federal Reserve kept rates flat while the economy grew, sparking jokes about mortgages, car loans, and the Fed’s new hobby of watching paint dry.
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Finance · 30 October 2026
Amazon announced swelling AI‑related data‑center investments on Thursday, a move that has sent its share price stumbling and left Wall Street uneasy about the cash burn.
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Finance · 30 October 2026
The Australian stock market is set to edge up despite a historic drop in Alphabet’s shares and the surprise resignation of the ECB chief, leaving market participants bewildered and busy.
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Finance · 30 October 2026
India’s Ministry of Finance raised its fiscal‑year growth outlook while warning that fuel and energy inflation could surge amid ongoing Middle East instability.
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Finance · 30 October 2026
Volkswagen posted a €5.86 billion operating loss in Q3 after a massive Porsche writedown, but its shares oddly rose, turning misery into market theatre.
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Finance · 29 October 2026
Profits at the UK’s largest mortgage lender nearly doubled thanks to higher interest rates, while a major oil producer also lifted earnings by billions as crude prices rose.
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Finance · 29 October 2026
Christine Lagarde announces she will leave the ECB nine months ahead of schedule, sparking jokes about the euro’s new look and a frantic hunt for a successor, with whispers of a World Economic Forum cameo.
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Finance · 29 October 2026
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as inflation remains stubborn, and investors are looking to the December meeting for a possible rate hike.
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Finance · 29 October 2026
The chancellor’s ‘no‑harm’ budget saw gilt yields ease and the pound remain steady, prompting a sigh of relief from City traders.
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