Brent hits $110 as Iran steps up Hormuz ship attacks
Brent touched $110 on Friday, its highest since May, and US crude posted a weekly gain of more than 10%. Brent settled a…
Global Economy
IMF's WEO: Hormuz's Strange Winners
In 2026, oil importers across the Middle East and Central Asia will outgrow the region's oil exporters by 8.5 percentage…
Growth Without Jobs?: US, Mexico and Canada in 2026
The US economy will grow 2.3% in 2026, straight through a 41% oil price spike. In July it shed 23,000 jobs. The IMF thin…
IMF Lifts 2026 Global Growth to 3.1% as AI Boom Offsets War Shock
The IMF expects the world economy to grow 3.1% in 2026, slightly better than it forecast in July. But growth is now conc…
IMF's Oct'26 WEO: Russia's Backyard Boom
Russia will grow 0.9% in 2026. The countries on its southern border will grow up to ten times faster. That is the quiet …
“Trade Is Like Water”: IMF Chief Georgieva Says Global Trade Will Route Around Tariff Walls
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said nations have moved from prizing economic efficiency to prioritising economic securit…
State Street Admits It Underestimated the AI Boom’s Staying Power
Lori Heinel, the Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of State Street Global Advisors is currently attending and s…
BNP Paribas’ Mateos y Lago: Global Economy Holding Firm Through Back-to-Back Inflation Shocks
BNP Paribas Chief Economist Isabelle Mateos y Lago said global activity remains resilient despite persistent inflation s…
Data Centres Are Now War Targets?
Iran has put the Gulf's AI build-out back in the crosshairs. It has already hit these targets once this year, so the Gul…
Oil rises again, sparks global bond selloff; UK 10-year yield hits 2007 high
UK 10-year gilt yields, the maturity behind much of Britain's new borrowing, rose more than 7 bps to 5.527%, the highest…
RBI hikes repo to 5.5% — first rate rise since 2023
The RBI is the latest in a wave of tightening. The Fed made its first hike since 2023 on 16 Sep, to a 3.75–4.00% r…
Asian markets slide as Big Tech's AI debt binge rattles bonds
Asian stocks fell across the region as Big Tech's borrowing spree to buy AI chips added to strain in already stretched g…
Gloomy shoppers, $1 trillion forecasts:
Even with consumer sentiment near record lows and inflation persisting, forecasters expect 2026 holiday sales to grow 2&…
Micron's $54bn Quarter: Memory Is AI's New Choke Point
Micron's revenue nearly quintupled in a year as AI data centres soak up every memory chip it can make. Prices are rising…
India: RBI may hike rates for the first time since cuts, decision on 7 Oct
The yields and bond rates are rising everywhere in the world. India's central bank follows suit, further buoyed by confi…
Volvo Cars Joins Accenture and Google Cloud to Accelerate Software-Defined Vehicle Development
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Google Cloud announced that Volvo Cars has become the lead industry partner for Horizon,…
Europe Opens Its Door: EU Invites Canada to Become Its First Associate Member
The European Union has formally opened the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the 27-nation bloc. E…
XTEL Enhances Assortment AI to Advance Real-Time Revenue Optimization for CPG Brands
XTEL, a global leader in AI-first revenue management enterprise solutions, announced enhanced Assortment AI functionalit…
dxFeed to Offer EuroCTP Consolidated Tape for European Shares and ETFs
dxFeed, a global provider of market data and financial technology solutions, announced plans to make EuroCTP, the…
NGD Deploys Real-Time Genomic Transmission Detection System at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center
NGD Infection Prevention, a global provider of real-time genomic transmission detection for hospitals, has deploy…
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Projects 3.2% Inflation Increase for 2027 U.S. Tax Rates
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting released its 2027 Projected U.S. Tax Rates, which indicates a 3.2% increase in inflatio…
Harrison.ai Launches Open Platform to Transform Access to Medical Imaging AI
Harrison.ai announced the Harrison.ai Open Platform, a new paradigm that eliminates platform fees and enables single-i…
Nxera Pharma Launches Restructuring to Focus R&D and Drive Long-Term Growth
Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. announced a focused restructuring designed to concentrate investment and resources on efficient…
BGC Group Launches Fenics AI and Completes First Fully AI-Brokered Institutional Trade
-BGC Group Inc. (“BGC”), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company servicing financ…
Hamachi.ai Secures U.S. Patent for Privacy-First Agentic AI in Wealth Management
Hamachi.ai (“Hamachi”), a regulatory-first, AI-powered Wealth Intelligence Platform built for investment a…