- RTRS: Iran Gets US Response To 7-Day Plan; To Discuss Today
- AXIOS: US-Iran Talks Yield Little, Raising Odds Of Renewed Combat
- Germany For Min: Ukraine Negotiations May Begin Soon
- US Fixed Mortgage Surges To 7.3%, Highest Since Nov2023
- German Unemployment Rises Much More Than Expected In Sept
- Inflation Rises In Five German States In Sept; Pointing To National Rise
- Inflation Quickens Much More Than Expected In France And Italy
- French Bond Risk Hits New Milestone On Political Concerns
- UK PM Burnham: Could Go All The Way And Rejoin The EU
- China’s Biggest Stimulus Push Since 2024 Underwhelms Markets
- WH Holds Crunch Talks On Diesel Export Ban As Midterms Near
- Russia Extends Diesel-Export Ban By A Month Through October
- Israel: Pilot Tried To Hijack Flydubai Flight That Diverted, Landed in Saudi
- JPMorgan, Goldman See Mideast Oil Flows Near Pre-War Levels
- Germany’s EconMin Orders SEFE To Store More Natural Gas
- Apple Will Sell 6M iPhone Duos In 2026, Counterpoint Says
- OpenAI Targets $30B Funding At $1.4 Trillion Value
- Boeing Wins US Navy Next Gen Fighter Contract, Pentagon Says
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose significantly more than expected in September and inflation rose in five states, pointing to a national increase.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the jobless figure grew by 12,000 to 3.01 million, labour office figures showed on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted an increase of 1,000.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained stable at 6.4%.
The overall unadjusted number of unemployed people dipped slightly under the 3 million mark in September after sitting above that figure for two months in a row.
If you think all the new investment spending pouring into the world economy right now is solely targeted at Big Tech and AI, you're only half right. According to some estimates, the planned increase in Group of Seven (G7) defence spending over the next decade may match it — even if the overlap between the two is now huge.
Another measure of the simultaneous stimulus to global economic activity and inflation, alongside pressure on public purses and rising borrowing rates, is the eye-popping scale of planned defence spending over the coming decade.
Higher-for-longer interest rates are forcing buyout firms to face facts. Struggling since 2023 to sell companies purchased in the long decade of ultra-cheap debt before the Covid pandemic, they’ve tried to placate investors with clever financial engineering to help keep some money turning over. But after several false dawns for a return to low rates, the classic private-equity leveraged deals industry is moving into the final stage of grief over its prospects: acceptance.
- US MBA Mortgage Applications Sep-25: -6.0% (prev -1.5%)
- Germany Unemployment Change Sep: 12K (est 0.5K; prev 4.0K; prev R 5K)
- Germany CPI Bavaria (M/M) Sep: 0.6% (prev 0.2%)
- Germany CPI Hesse (M/M): 0.5% (prev 0.3%)
- Germany CPI Brandenburg (M/M) Sep: 0.5% (prev 0.3%)
- Germany CPI Baden Wuerttemberg (M/M): 0.6% (prev 0.1%)
- Germany CPI Saxony (M/M) Sep: 0.6% (prev 0.1%)
- Germany CPI North Rhine Westphalia (M/M) Sep: 0.6% (prev 0.2%)
- Germany Import Price Index (M/M) Aug: 1.0% (est 0.7%; prev 0.2%)
- Germany Retail Sales (M/M) Aug: 1.3% (est 1.5% prev -3.4%)
- France CPI (Y/Y) Sep P: 3.0% (est 2.8%; prev 2.4%)
- France PPI (M/M) Aug: 1.0% (prev 1.1%; prev R 1.3%)
- France Consumer Spending (M/M) Aug: -0.5% (est 0.0%; prev 0.5%; prev R 0.4)
- Spain Current Account Balance (EUR) Jul: 5.9B (prev 2.41B)
- Italy Consumer Sentiment Index Sep: 91.2 (est 94.4; prev 94.5)
- Italy CPI Harmonised (Y/Y) Sep P: 4.1% (est 3.7%; prev 3.2%)
- Switzerland KOF Institute Autumn Economic Forecast
- Switzerland UBS Survey Expectations Sep: 2.6 (prev 12.1)
- Swiss Foreign Exchange Transactions (CHF) Q2: 1437M (prev 3940M)
- Sweden Retail Sales (M/M) Aug: 0.8% (prev -0.2%; prev R -0.1%)
- UK GDP (Q/Q) Q2 F:0.5 % (est 0.4%; prev 0.4%)
- UK Private Consumption (Q/Q) Q2 F: 0.3% (est 0.3%; prev 0.3%)
- UK Exports (Q/Q) Q2 F: 2.8 % (est 0.5%; prev 0.5%)
- UK Current Account Balance (GBP) Q2: -19.9B (est -25.5B; prev -22.1B; prev R -21.1B)
- Japan Machine Tool Orders (Y/Y) Aug F: 64.7% (prev 64.7%)
- BoJ Yen Index Sep 30: 73.88 (prev 73.83)
- South Africa M3 Money Supply (Y/Y) Aug: 8.89% (prev 8.57%)
- South Africa PPI (M/M) Aug: -0.4% (est 0.2%; prev -1.0%)
- Iran Araghchi Receives US Response To 7-Day Plan; To Discuss Today – Dawn
- US-Iran Talks Yield Little, Raising Odds Of Renewed Combat – Axios
- White House Manages Expectations For Iran Breakthrough – Semafor
- Germany For Min: Ukraine Negotiations May Begin Soon – DW
- USTR Greer: ‘Presumably’ Will Be US-Canada Deal, But Not Urgent – Semafor
- Canada Threatens Legal Action Against Cleveland-Cliffs Over Stelco ‘Betrayal’ – BBG
- EU To Offer Single-Market Access To Candidate Countries – Politico
- German Gov’t Adopts Long Term Care Reform Bill – Welt
- UK PM Burnham: Could Go All The Way And Rejoin The EU - BBC
- Draft Of Japan PM’s Policy Speech: Responds Swiftly To Market Trends - Nikkei
- Japan Economic Panel Members Underline BoJ Independence – Investing
- China’s Biggest Stimulus Push Since 2024 Underwhelms Markets – BBG
- China Services Growth Hits 3M High, Private PMI Shows – RTRS
- Australia CPI Rises To 4% In August, Below Forecasts After RBA Hike – Investing
- Ukraine Faces $27B War Funding Gap As Gov’t Turns To Austerity – NVU
- US Treasury Yields Near 25-Year Highs – Semafor
- Euro Zone Yields Retreat From Peaks After Bruising Month – MS
- Bund Yields Ease But September Losses Remain Steep – Trading View
- French Bond Risk Hits New Milestone On Political Concerns – BBG
- UK Gilt Yields Ease But September Selloff Deepens – Trading View
- JGB Yields Fall After Report Says PM Takaichi To Vow Nimble Response – TV
- USD/CAD: Declines Below 142; Stays Above 100-Day SMA - FXSTreet
- EUR/USD Rises After Fed’s Williams Warns Against Hike Urgency - FXStreet
- GBP/USD: Weakens As Technical Barriers Sustain Bearish Bias – FXStreet
- EUR/GBP: Reaching Oversold Levels At 6-Week Lows Sub 0.855 – FXStreet
- USD/JPY: Tests 157 Support After Slipping Below 9-Day EMA – FXStreet
- S.Korea FX Authorities Net Sell $9.6B In Q2 Extending Streak To 7Qs – BigGo
- AUD Clings To Early Recovery, Awaits Key US PCE Data – FXStreet
- WTI Sticks To Recovery Gains Below $89, Lacks Bullish Conviction – FXStreet
- White House Holds Crunch Talks On Diesel Export Ban As Midterms Near – FT
- Russia Extends Diesel-Export Ban By A Month Through October – BBG
- US Distillate Stocks Continue To Fall As Crude Inventories Build – Oil Price
- Israel: Pilot Tried To Hijack Flydubai Flight That Diverted, Landed in Saudi – JPost
- JPMorgan, Goldman See Mideast Oil Flows Near Pre-War Levels – BBG
- CPC: Oil Shipments At Black Sea Terminal Down 4M Tons So Far This Year – MS
- OPEC+ Oil Producers Set To Keep Output Targets Steady At Sunday Meeting – RTRS
- Iraq Sept. Oil Exports Average 2.65M BPD Including 250K BPD Via Ceyhan – MS
- Germany’s Economy Minister Reiche Orders SEFE To Store More Natural Gas – HB
- Ukraine PM: Russia Begins Energy Infra. Attacks Ahead Of Winter – Pravda
- Gold Struggles For Direction Ahead Of Fed’s Preferred PCE Inflation Data – FXStreet
- Apple Will Sell 6M iPhone Duos In 2026, Counterpoint Says – BBG
- Apple Starts India Payments Service To Take On Google, Paytm – BBG
- Pres Trump: Tech Execs Signed ‘Morally Binding’ Accord To Help Police AI – Politico
- Meta Avoids Billions In Fed Taxes; Says Data Centres Are Experimental - NYT
- OpenAI Targets $30B Funding At $1.4T Value – BBG
- Coca-Cola Said To Consider December Filing For India Unit’s $1B IPO – BBG
- Boeing Wins US Navy Next Gen Fighter Contract, Pentagon Says – RTRS
- Ethiopia Airlines To Sign Deal For 10 Boeing B77 Freighters – MS
- VW Prepares To Terminate Several Collective Agreements To Reduce Labour Costs - HB
- Porsche Does Not Have To Pay Hedge Fund Damages – MS
- Toyota Eyes Selling Japan’s Answer To Rolls-Royce Around The World - BBG
- Alibaba’s AliExpress Tests Membership Program In Challenge To Amazon -
- DeepSeek Partners With Huawei To Develop Chip Programming Tools – RTRS
- TSMC Weighs Additional Potential Texas Investment, Plans Not Finalised – RTRS
- Australian Private Credit Giant Halts Withdrawals; Concerns Grow – BBG