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Euro area: Core inflation risks rising – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Vincent Stamer notes that Euro area headline inflation rose to 4.0% in October, its highest level in three years, with the core rate steady at 2.5%. The report highlights broad-based price increases be…

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Why is Bloom Energy stock surging today?

Bloom Energy Corp (BE) moved up by 8.79%. The Industrial Goods sector is up by 1.62%. The company outperformed the industry. Top 3 stocks by turnover in the sector: Bloom Energy Corp (BE) up 8.87%; Caterpillar Inc (CAT)…

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Swedish Krona: Riksbank hikes support SEK – Societe Generale

Societe Generale notes the Riksbank’s 25bp hike to 2.0% and guidance for further tightening, keeping policy accommodative versus neutral. Updated projections imply more hikes through 2028, narrowing the differential wit…

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Eurozone flash HICP grows faster by 4% YoY in October, as expected

Eurozone’s preliminary Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) data for October arrives at 4% Year-on-Year (YoY), as expected, higher than September’s final reading of 3.8%. On a monthly basis, inflationary pressures…

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Riksbank: Policy path higher as inflation accelerates – Nomura

Nomura’s Global Markets Research team, led by Josie Anderson, George Buckley and Andrzej Szczepaniak, reviews the latest Riksbank decision to raise its policy rate to 2.00%. They highlight accelerating CPIF inflation on…

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British Pound extends rally as Republicans lose both US Houses

The British Pound (GBP) posts a fresh seven-week high at around 1.3500 against the US Dollar (USD) in the European trade on Wednesday. The GBP/USD pair strengthens as the victory of United States (US) Democrats in both …

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FX Outlook: Blue Wave Price Action a Preview of What’s to Come

The Democrats have delivered on opinion polls and have won both the House and the Senate. And by large margins. They have also won governorship races in key states like Texas. Investors will be parsing what this all mea…

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AIG beats profit estimates on premium growth, investment income

Insurance provider American International Group, Inc. AIG is set to report its third-quarter 2026 results on Nov. 3, 2026, after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings i…

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Copper: Supply risks grow despite strong US imports – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s commodity team highlights disappointing Chilean Copper output, leaving third‑quarter production at a two‑decade low. Cochilco now forecasts an 8.4% slump in 2026 output and only a modest 3% recovery in 202…

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Euro rises to near 1.1250, US midterm elections in spotlight

The EUR/USD pair edges higher to around 1.1240 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. US midterm election uncertainty exerts some selling pressure on the US Dollar (USD) against the Euro (EUR). Traders will …