Markets · past 7 days
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Tanker attack off Oman injures 11 Indian sailors as Hormuz strikes rise and Brent holds near $100
Gulf crude exports have climbed back above pre-war levels, but the UK maritime security agency has logged nine attacks in the area this month, half of September's total.
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S&P 500 sets another record as the Magnificent Seven recover, while Goldman Sachs warns of froth
The S&P 500 is up 14% this year as long-term Treasury yields climb. Legacy Paramount bonds fell after a Fitch Ratings downgrade.
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Brazil's Bovespa rises 7.7% to a record after Flávio Bolsonaro finishes ahead of Lula in the first round
The real (Brazil's currency) gained 4.1% to about 5 per dollar, and the October 25 runoff depends on whether Lula can turn out some of the more than 30 million Brazilians who did not vote.
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Yemeni government forces say they have retaken the Bab el-Mandeb coast as Gulf crude moves out of the region on routes that avoid Hormuz
Standard Chartered estimates that Gulf crude exports excluding Iran are back near pre-war levels even though tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below normal, with Brent near $102 and Murban near $110.
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Gold futures fall below $4,150 an ounce for the first time since September 28 as Treasury yields and the dollar rise
Spot gold traded near $4,129 on Tuesday, about 26% below its 2026 peak, while central bankers told Reuters the metal remains a core reserve asset despite higher bond yields.
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Brent Falls to About $101.60 as Group of Seven Reserve Releases and Recovering Gulf Exports Outweigh Houthi Claims Against Aramco
Diesel supplies are tighter than crude. China has halted most October fuel exports, and Washington has threatened Germany and France with a diesel export ban unless they release their own stocks.
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G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump pressure
Brent crude fell about 2.6% to $99.68 a barrel, European diesel futures dropped 8%, and the first reserve barrels are set to reach the market within 20 days.
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Indian equities head for an eighth straight weekly decline as foreign investors keep selling
The Nifty 50 fell 2.3% this week, and foreign portfolio investors have withdrawn roughly $28 billion from Indian shares so far in 2026.
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Trump's openness to Chinese carmakers unsettles Detroit as Asian rivals gain US share
Industry groups asked the White House to keep the market closed, while one forecast puts Chinese brands at about 11% of US sales by 2038.
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Washington Presses Europe to Release 120 Million Barrels of Diesel as Brent Closes Above $100
Brent crude held near $102 a barrel after reports that a third United States aircraft carrier is heading toward Iran, and European Union energy ministers ended a Friday meeting without agreeing to release fuel reserves, even after President Trump threatened a 90-day ban on diesel exports to France and Germany.
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Turkish Prosecutors Freeze 131 Investment Funds as Market-Manipulation Case Reaches the Ruling Party
Roughly half a million investors are affected, 56 suspects are in custody out of 217 identified, and an Aydin provincial deputy chair of the governing party has resigned after his arrest.
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South Korea's September Exports Reach $120.9 Billion as Chip Sales Triple
Semiconductors alone brought in $60.3 billion, nearly half the country's foreign sales, on the same day Micron reported quarterly revenue of $54.2 billion.
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Grain and Sugar Prices Climb as El Niño Meets an Energy Risk Premium
Corn has risen about a third since late June and sugar close to a quarter since late July, with Brent crude near $97 a barrel adding to input costs.