September 25, 2026 15:58 ET Unemployment claims data and new home sales figures were the highlights from the U.S. during a week that was light on economic news. In Europe, the latest policy announcement by the Swiss central bank gained attention along with a key business confidence survey in Germany and the purchasing managers’ study in the U.K.
September 29, 2026 20:07 ETThe value of retail sales in Japan was up 2.7 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday - coming in at 13.052 trillion yen. That missed forecasts for an increase of 3.3 percent following the downwardly revised 3.7 percent gain in July (originally 4.0...
September 29, 2026 21:34 ETThe Japanese stock market is trading sharply higher on Wednesday, reversing the losses in the previous two sessions, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei 225 is moving well above the 66,200 level, with gains in index heavyweights, financial and technology stocks.
September 29, 2026 08:35 ETCrude oil prices whipsawed as disappointment over President Trump's rejection of an Iranian proposal to restore full traffic through Hormuz gave way to fresh optimism about a diplomatic resolution. Markets digested reports about U.S. and Iranian officials continuing separate discussions with mediators and of Saudi Arabia restoring roughly half the flows through its East-West pipeline.
September 28, 2026 09:47 ETAmidst renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a surge in crude oil prices, bond yields and the U.S. dollar that followed, cryptocurrencies have slipped into negative territory. Overall cryptocurrency market capitalization has declined 1.4 percent overnight to $2.86 trillion while Bitcoin is trading with overnight losses of 1.6 percent.
