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Headline inflation edged higher in September, reaching 2.4% year-over-year, up from 1.9% in August, slightly exceeding our expectations for a 2.3% reading. The acceleration was concentrated in a small…
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has refused to apologise to a rape crisis centre which criticised him for describing rival airlines as "high-fare rapists".
U.S. inflation risks are back in focus just as financial markets were hoping the Federal Reserve might avoid another round of monetary tightening. The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.4% i…
Gold is building on the previous recovery from one-week lows near $4,350 early Thursday, stretching beyond $4,400. Gold buyers now look forward to the US Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price …
With a pin of Javier Milei’s signature chainsaw affixed to her jacket, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva threw her support behind Argentina’s new administration…
Baird initiates Rocket Lab as Outperform Baird began coverage of Rocket Lab (RKLB) with an Outperform rating, saying the company stands out as one of the best positioned players in commercial space tr…
With the Bank of England sounding more hawkish again and short term rates in focus, cash is no longer just a parking spot. It is part of the story driving winners and laggards across UK markets. Highe…
Brent slipped back toward $104/bbl after briefly pushing close to $110/bbl, easing some of the immediate heat from the inflation trade. The move looks less like Washington suddenly waving an olive bra…
Britain’s economy grew at the fastest annual pace in 18 months in July, with gross domestic product 1.6% higher than a year earlier, according to Office for National Statistics figures released on Fri…
August 14, 2026, 3:44 AM EDT. Stellantis (BIT:STLAM) has rolled out a broader selection for the 2027 Grand Cherokee, introducing new Trailhawk, Overland, and Upland variants with advanced features. Ho…
When Molly and Taylor Haylett started their family, they hadn't really planned for what it would mean financially.
Work to create the UK's first battery-electric trains for long-distance main line services is set to begin in 2028, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
At the turn of the year 2025-26, economic growth surprised on the upside while financial market sentiment remained strong despite high uncertainty. The war in the Middle East is now putting this resil…
Europe has taken some big swings in the battery industry in recent years and has made a couple of high-profile misses.
IRVING, Texas, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra") announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of $850 million aggre…
Long-term Treasury yields surged this week as the bond market got nervous about longer-term inflation prospects and edgy about the onslaught of new debt needed to fund the ballooning deficit. Huge amo…
Welcome to Michael Kramer's pick of the key market events to look out for in the week beginning Monday 8 June.
The price of oil has jumped to $105 a barrel amid signs the conflict in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, fuelling fears that inflation could accelerate.
European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, persistently high energy costs, and surprisingly strong Eurozone econom…
The U.S. Labor Department's August Producer Price Index (PPI) release is the primary focus for New York equity markets on Sept. 10. The prior session saw rising U.S. Treasury yields and surging oil pr…
Catie and Phil Allen should have been enjoying their first holiday in two-and-a-half years. Instead, they are at home ringing round for refunds that won't be paid.
Mayors in England are set to be given the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy on tourists, under plans being announced by the government later.
The upward march in bond yields continues to drive the market narrative. But the logic has shifted. The initial move began in the early summer with a Federal Reserve that investors initially perceived…
Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce.