Metals Rebound as Sentiment Improves After US Inflation Shock
Metals — including copper, aluminum and zinc — rebounded in London after a shaky few days of trading fueled by fears of more aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve.
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Metals — including copper, aluminum and zinc — rebounded in London after a shaky few days of trading fueled by fears of more aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve.
Japan’s Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. is maintaining an elevated cash position as a buffer against volatile global markets and concerns about rising government spending in the country.
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says they will make their policy decisions meeting by meeting. He spoke to Bloomberg’s Avril Hong on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank meeting in Bangkok ahead of the SARB’s final policy meeting of the year, next month. (Source: Bloomberg)
Euro gets much-needed reprieve as AI wobbles rock the dollar Reuters
世界银行彭安杰提出在五年内将关键矿产融资增至五倍的目标。
国际计量局在法国凡尔赛召开会议,多数成员国投票支持一项《关于确保“协调世界时”(UTC)连续性所需的技术措施》的决议,这意味着使用了半个多世纪的闰秒将被取消。根据决议,取消闰秒的举措将于 2027 年 5 月 20 日(世界计量日)生效。此前,在国际计量局 2022 年举行的会议上,成员国投票通过一项决议,呼吁制定不晚于 2035 年逐步取消闰秒的计划。决议还建议用闰时取代闰秒,即等到“原子时”(TAI)和“世界时”(UT)的时刻相差 3600 秒(即1小时)时,再进行调整。闰秒因为需要频繁更改而会导致数字系统发生混乱,润时则需要 3000 多年才会修改一次。
Britain’s economic output is far less energy-intensive that it once was.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said his task force on productivity and jobs will hold a field hearing in the San Francisco Bay Area next month.
Olli Rehn, Finnish Central Bank Governor and ECB Governing Council member, discusses his outlook for the eurozone. He speaks on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. (Source: Bloomberg)
国际货币基金组织表示,中国居民医疗支出占收入的比重接近美国;增加政府医疗支出可能有助于提振中国消费。
Warsh said he's optimistic that AI will make economies that use it well more productive and wealthier, warning the road there will be "very bumpy."
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European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said policymakers will have additional information at the final rate decision of the year, while suggesting the current policy approach is working.
The European Central Bank might have to raise borrowing costs again, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there is little evidence yet of inflation becoming embedded in UK price and wage-setting.
人工智能热潮继续提振马来西亚出口,尽管经济增长放缓,仍超过预期。国内需求保持韧性。
The rupee’s rebound from near a record low, after the Reserve Bank of India mounted its most aggressive defense of the currency since 2013, has bought the currency some time but at a steep cost.
China’s central bank governor Pan Gongsheng touted yuan assets to investors in Bangkok and outlined plans to expand their role in global markets, according to people who attended the closed-door event.
美联储主席凯文·沃什表示,美国正迎来投资热潮,这在一定程度上得益于稳健的宏观经济政策和强劲的微观经济基础。他称这是全球经济最重要的积极进展之一。
Lengthy period of higher costs would squeeze corporate margins and spur some companies to raise prices
IT之家 10 月 16 日消息,据央视新闻报道,当地时间 15 日,联合国经济和社会事务部发布《2026 年世界社会报告》。该报告指出,经济、数字和能源转型正以前所未有的速度重塑世界,但数十亿人仍被排除在就业、技能培训、公共服务、基础设施和社会保障之外,无法从这些变革中受益。2025 年约有 22 亿人无法接入互联网,已经联网的人群也受到网络服务费用高昂、服务质量不佳等因素的限制,难以真正参与数字社会。IT之家从报告原文中获悉,联合国呼吁,如果不采取针对性措施,网络连接、数字设备、数据和 AI 技能方面的不平等,可能让现有的数字鸿沟进一步扩大,使教育、收入和经济机会方面的差距更加严重,也更加
China’s economy is heading for a second straight quarter of growth below the 2026 target set by the nation’s leaders, with policymakers’ recent stimulus measures having come too late to make a notable impact.
India revised export levies on petrol and diesel for the next fortnight while keeping the duty on aviation turbine fuel unchanged, as the government continues to adjust the charges in line with international energy prices and domestic supply conditions, according to a Thursday circular.
Demand at an Australian three-year bond auction surged to the highest since 2018 as traders bet the nation’s central bank is nearing the end if its interest-rate hike cycle.
The situation in euro-area bond markets is contained and far from requiring intervention from the bloc’s rescue fund, according to European Stability Mechanism Managing Director Pierre Gramegna.
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The RBI's latest moves have helped the rupee recover from 96.79 rupees per dollar to the 95-level over recent days.
国际计量局成员国投票支持取消闰秒,相关措施将于 2027 年 5 月 20 日生效。闰秒自 1972 年引入以来累计增加 27 次,用于调和协调世界时(UTC)与依据地球自转测定的天文时;新方案允许两者累计偏差扩大至最多一小时,再通过引入闰时校准。相关专家表示,出现这一差异可能需要 3000 多年。
Gold steadied after rising the most in more than two weeks on Thursday as investors sought safety from a stocks selloff in bonds, pushing down Treasury yields.
France, Germany near deal on car emissions, Britain 'Made in EU' status Reuters
中东供应风险上升与紧急储备再次释放形成对冲,油价有望连续第二周上涨。
Diesel's surge is starting to push other prices around. Here's how Reuters
美国劳工部公布,9月生产者价格指数(PPI)同比上涨6.3%,高于8月的5.6%,为2022年12月以来最大涨幅;环比上涨1.3%,为2022年3月以来最大涨幅。燃油成本上升,尤其是柴油价格上涨,推高运输和仓储价格,9月该项环比上涨3.4%、同比上涨16%;食品批发价格环比上涨1.2%,同比持平。
AI风险担忧令美元跌幅创一个多月来最大,并抹去了此前由高于预期的通胀数据带来的涨幅。
Société Générale Americas研究主管Subadra Rajappa与Columbia Threadneedle Investments固定收益全球主管Gene Tannuzzo参加彭博节目,讨论美国通胀与美联储行动。美国9月生产者价格涨幅创四年多来最快,较高能源成本向美国经济传导。
El Niño will likely shift weather patterns to bring more rain, but much snow still isn’t forecast for the northern satesWinter in the United States looks like it will generally be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, according to the federal government’s seasonal outlook and other meteoro
Some good news for military veterans who collect disability and retirement benefits each month: Effective December 1, military retirement checks and Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits will increase 3.6%. (However, veterans will most likely not see the increase until December 31 or ea
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is set to raise taxes on banks to fund cost-of-living support for voters and stabilize the public finances, as he looks for sources of revenue that won’t violate Labour Party campaign pledges.
Bloomberg's Prashant Gopal joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." US mortgage rates were unchanged in the past week, offering little relief to a housing market battered by the return of 7% borrowing costs. (Source: Bloomberg)