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Universal Music Group revenue rises 13.3% on streaming prices
Universal Music Group N.V. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2022
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Natural Gas: Fragile supply risks keep prices elevated – Rabobank
Rabobank’s Florence Schmit highlights that TTF Natural Gas remains exposed to Strait of Hormuz disruptions and QatarEnergy’s extended force majeure. Despite some recovery in Qatari LNG flows, Rabobank expects TTF prices…
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Mastercard beats profit estimates as stable spending drives transaction volumes
Global payments technology company Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported revenue ahead of Wall Streetâs expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 15.8% year on year to $8.40 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.60 per share was …
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Australian Dollar tumbles against Japanese Yen on suspected intervention
AUD/JPY tumbles on Thursday as a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) sweeps across Yen crosses, fuelling speculation that Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency after USD/JPY hit a 40-year high earli…
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United States Dollar Index slumps as suspected Japanese intervention rattles markets
The US Dollar Index (DXY) tumbles on Thursday as a sharp surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) fuels speculation that Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency. USD/JPY plunged nearly 480 pips, falling below the…
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Malaysia: Balanced macro profile supports Ringgit – MUFG
MUFG notes Malaysia remains one of Asia’s stronger-performing economies, with above-trend growth, low inflation and robust external demand, especially in electronics. Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to keep the Overnig…
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Australian Dollar: RBA sees inflation still above target – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu reports that Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter described Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) as slightly softer than expected, mainly due to fuel prices, but stressed infl…
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US PCE inflation data confirm steady disinflation
The United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index pointed to a further moderation in inflation in June. The headline index fell by 0.1% MoM after a revised 0.5% increase in May, while the annual…
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British Pound surges on BoE hawkish hold, Yen intervention crushes USD
The Pound Sterling registers gains versus the US Dollar after the Bank of England decided to hold rates unchanged, in a 6-3 vote, while suspected intervention to propel the Japanese Yen weakened the Greenback against mo…
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Australian Dollar rallies despite softer CPI as US Dollar tumbles after Fed, weaker data
AUD/USD trades around 0.7010 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.82% on the day as broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness outweighs the negative impact of softer Australian inflation.
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Japanese Yen: BoJ tone could lift JPY against US Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur expects the Bank of Japan to keep its overnight call rate unchanged, as fully priced by markets. The focus is on guidance, with inflation around 2% and leading indicators pointing higher. A sl…
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Bank of England: Tighter conditions support September hold – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists highlight that the Bank of England (BoE) kept Bank Rate at 3.75% with a 6-3 split, signalling slightly more hawkish rhetoric but continued comfort with existing tightening. The July Monetary Po…
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New Zealand Dollar: Business survey supports RBNZ hikes – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is stronger against major currencies, with local bonds underperforming as domestic data improve. The ANZ July business outlook survey point…
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Gold trades sideways as US GDP disappoints, core PCE cools
Gold (XAU/USD) remains trapped in its month-old $4,000-$4,200 range as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) new era of limited forward guidance fails to shake the precious metal out of its sideways grind after policymakers left …
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Breaking: US GDP expands 1.5% in Q2 vs 2.1% expected
The United States' (US) Gross Domestic Product expanded at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) first estimate showed on Thursday. This print followed the 2.1% growth r…
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US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Rebounds to near 101.00 as bullish bias prevails
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining ground after two days of losses and trading around 101.00 during the European hours on Thursday. The DX…
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WTI Oil extends gains beyond $84.00 as US resumes strikes in Iran
Oil prices have risen about 7% over the last two days, pushing the price of the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) barrel to levels above $84.00 on Thursday, up from the $77.16 lows seen earlier in the week. The…
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Japan quake survivors battle thirst, heat as toll rises to 17
The death toll from the earthquake that struck south-western Japan on Tuesday has risen to 28, as rescuers raced to find survivors before the point at which hope of pulling anyone out alive begins to fade.
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US Dollar: Post-FOMC losses likely to remain limited – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists note that the US Dollar (USD) weakened after the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hold and Chair Warsh’s lack of hawkish guidance. However, they expect the post-FOMC selloff to re…
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New Zealand Dollar gains ground above 0.5800 as Fed hold mutes US Dollar
The NZD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.5810 during early European trading hours on Thursday, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) rate hike bets. Traders brace for the preliminary reading of the US G…
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Equities: Fed-driven yield spike pressures equities – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank notes that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) on-hold decision and limited detail from Chair Warsh sparked a sharp steepening in the Treasury curve, pushing the 30-year yield to 5.20% and weighing on equities. Th…
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BoE interest rate expected to stay unchanged as focus shifts to policy outlook, vote split
The Bank of England (BoE) is on track to keep the benchmark Bank Rate steady at 3.75% for the fifth straight meeting on Thursday, despite the renewed surge in Oil prices in July and a leadership change in the United Kin…
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Australian Dollar stays on the defensive against a broadly firmer USD, ahead of US data
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's late rebound from the 0.6920 region, or an over two-week low, and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the early European session on Thursday. S…
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Euro steadies near weekly highs following bright Eurozone growth numbers
The Euro (EUR) is retracing previous losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, fuelled by upbeat Eurozone Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and economic confidence data. The EUR/USD has returned to levels just above 1…