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US Treasury immediately issues temporary general license allowing Russian diesel supplies to reach the global market US Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market.

I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon! Thank you for your attention to this matter.� President DONALD J. TRUMP Nodewire Alert Trump: Russia To Deliver 3 Mln Metric Tons Diesel Soon. *trump Says Putin Agreed To Release Diesel Into Global Market

Trump pressures Mexico for energy deals in crunch trade talks - FT https://t.co/ibu7J36pcm

Good afternoon, and thank you Kathryn. While I remain deeply saddened by the tragic loss of John Leahy, I am honored to be here today, with all of you, to celebrate John’s life and his many, many contributions – to our lives, to economics, and to the field of monetary policy. And it is always gratifying to be back at the Ford School, and the University of ...

Asia’s economies are navigating higher energy costs and global uncertainty, but growth remains comparatively resilient. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects developing Asia and the Pacific economies to grow 5.0% in real terms in 2026. This visualization, created by Aneesh Anand, ranks 18 selected Asian economies by their 2026 real GDP growth forecasts ...

In August 2026, German exports were down 0.8% and imports were up 0.9% on a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis compared with July 2026. Compared with August 2025, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports that exports increased by 6.2% and imports rose by 5.5%, based on provisional data.After calendar and seasonal adjustment, Germany ...

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday after falling to their lowest level since early August, as renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz kept inflation risks elevated and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates again this year. At 21:36 ET (01:36 GMT), XAU/USD rose 0.6% to $4,134.19 an ounce, while Gold Futures gained ...

Japans Takaichi Rules Out Need for Reflationary Measures, Affirms BOJ Independence Japans Takaichi Seeks Market Trust Through Open and Transparent Communication

The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes. The decision comes after nearly 500,000 people responded to a public consultation asking which native wildlife they would like to see on our banknotes. They chose from a shortlist of 18 ...

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The prospect of higher interest rates weighted on Britain's housing market last month, with downward pressure on house prices increasing for the first time in four months, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said on Thursday. RICS said its house price balance fell to -32 last month ​from a five-month high of -28 in August, a bigger decline than ...

The Tokyo Financial Exchange will launch a new futures contract to help traders hedge increased volatility as a more active Bank of Japan reshapes the nation's rate markets. The exchange will introduce futures tied to the BOJ's overnight call rate this month to allow traders to position for rate moves between central bank policy meetings. Its existing ...

The Australian dollar finds itself trading within two technical structures that could have very different implications against the US dollar and Japanese yen, putting both pairs on the watch list for potential breakouts in the short to medium term. While risk appetite appears to be exerting greater influence on AUD/USD, relative yields have seemingly become ...

Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion out of emerging market stocks and bonds in September, the first monthly outflow since June, as a hawkish US Federal Reserve drove up yields and the dollar, a report by the Institute of International Finance showed on Wednesday. Non-resident investors pulled $7 billion from the emerging market fixed income sector ​last ...

European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic has arrived in Beijing for talks on the European Union’s (EU) growing trade deficit with China. Sefcovic will meet Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Thursday and Friday after months of discussions over the EU’s trade deficit of more than €1bn ($1.12bn) daily, as well as Chinese curbs on exports of rare ...

Trump: Dont Think I Want To Make A Deal With Iran

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The US dollar remains supported by elevated Treasury yields and expectations of further Fed tightening, yet USD/JPY is struggling to regain bullish momentum near its 200-day SMA. AUD/JPY is also showing signs of fatigue following a bearish outside day. With both yen crosses stalling near resistance, the potential for a Japanese yen rebound is growing, ...

The September 2026 RICS UK Residential Market Survey feedback suggests that the recent rise in interest rate expectations has stalled the previous run of slightly less negative results, with measures of buyer demand and sales activity turning marginally weaker over the month. That said, despite this setback, the latest readings remain less downbeat than the ...

Your retirement account, a car company’s cash reserve and a foreign central bank may have something in common: They may hold U.S. government debt, making them lenders to the U.S. government. You might hold such debt as part of your 401(k) or individual retirement account (IRA), saving for the future. The car company might hold it to manage billions in cash ...

European Central Bank Governing Council member Primoz Dolenc said Wednesday that ECB interest rates were currently set at a level that left policymakers room to respond as the economic and inflation outlook evolved. At a Banka Slovenije press conference in Ljubljana, the Slovenian central bank governor said subsequent decisions would be shaped by ...

China’s latest effort to prop up its battered housing market and spur the economy is getting a poor reception. The measures are underwhelming and unlikely to achieve much beyond improving Beijing’s chances of meeting its already restrained growth ambitions. That is damning the initiative with faint praise. The deeper problem lies in how China measures ...

When U.S. trade policy shifts, some economies barely notice. For others, trade with the U.S. is large enough to noticeably influence economic growth. The differences are striking: some major economies have deep trade ties to the U.S., while others are far less exposed relative to the size of their economies. This graphic maps each country’s goods trade with ...

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, joining several major central banks in tightening monetary policy to arrest accelerating inflation. The central bank increased the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to a 1-year high of 5.50%, in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters. India’s ...

A supertanker was recently chartered to sail from the U.S. Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, a source familiar told CNBC, as shipping costs soar globally due to the crisis in the Middle East. The Alexandros was chartered by the trading firm Trafigura and is expected to load around Nov. 19, the source said. A normal rate for the route based on pre-war ...

*white House Seeks Iran Strike Options Before Midterms: Atlantic *white House Asks Pentagon For Iran Strike Options: Atlantic According To Two Administration Officials, The White House Has Instructed The Pentagon To Prepare Potential Strike Options Against Iranian Targets That Could Be Carried Out Before The Midterms, With Officials Saying The Planning Highlights The President's Efforts To Bring Down Gas Prices And Show Tangible Progress In The Conflict Before Voters Head To The Polls - Atlantic

Federal Reserve officials expect they will raise interest rates again before the end of the year to head off inflation that has run above target for more than five years, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. But the meeting summary provided no indication of when specifically policymakers expected to raise benchmark rates – only that persistently ...

A joint meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held in the offices of the Board of Governors on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. and continued on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager started with an overview of developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Asset prices were affected by economic data that pointed to a resilient economy with persistent inflation, an escalation of geopolitical tensions that pushed up energy prices, and policy communications. The market-implied policy path, Treasury yields, near-term inflation compensation, and equity prices all increased, and the dollar depreciated. Regarding expectations for U.S. monetary policy, the manager noted that the market-implied path for monetary policy had risen notably over the intermeeting period and that both market prices and market outreach indicated that investors placed high odds on a 25 basis point increase in the target range for the federal funds rate at the September meeting. Responses to the Open Market Desk Survey of Market Expectations (Desk survey) also indicated that a considerable probability was placed on at least 25 basis points of policy firming by the end of the year. The shift in expectations was attributable in part to FOMC communications as well as to the incoming inflation data. The manager also observed that considerable uncertainty remained about the path of policy at longer horizons. The manager turned next to the Treasury market. Nominal yields increased around 35 basis points across the 2- to 10-year segment of the yield curve. Part of the increase reflected the higher expected path of monetary policy and the strength of economic data. Market commentary pointed to geopolitical developments, uncertainty related to the U.S. Treasury's announcement and imple FED MINUTES: MOST OFFICIALS SEE ANOTHER RATE HIKE BY YEAR-END All Fed participants backed Septembers 25bp rate hike, while most judged another increase would likely be appropriate by year-end, minutes show. Almost all saw inflation risks tilted to the upside, with some warning the AI investment boom could push demand beyond supply and add inflation pressure. Officials generally viewed the labor market as near full employment, while financial conditions remained supportive despite higher Treasury yields. Several Fed officials viewed the current rate as not or only mildly restrictive

A readout on Wednesday of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting is ​expected to show a much broader debate than reflected in the unanimous decision to raise interest rates, with possible implications for the US central bank's next policy steps. The rate hike delivered after the end of the September 15-16 meeting was billed by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh as ...

Trump: Warsh is great *trump Reiterates Oil Price To Come Down After War

President Trump Makes an Announcement, Oct. 7, 2026

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France's student protests took a breather on Wednesday after weeks of unrest, but market pressure on the French government intensified ahead of crucial budget negotiations due to start next week. The student rallies, now stretching into their third week after violent clashes with police, mass school closures and thousands of arrests, are expected to resume ...

Consumers in several major emerging markets are more upbeat than those in many of the world’s wealthiest economies. This graphic compares 30 countries using Ipsos’s September 2026 Global Consumer Confidence Index, based on a survey of more than 21,000 adults. The scores reflect views on personal finances, employment, and the economic outlook, with higher ...