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French Inflation Rises to 3.0% in September as Energy Prices Accelerate
France's annual consumer inflation accelerated from 2.4% in August, with energy prices up 21.2% and fresh food up 9.9%, according to INSEE's provisional estimate.
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Fed Finalizes Bank Stress-Test Overhaul Aimed at Cutting Capital-Buffer Volatility in Half
The Federal Reserve will average two years of stress-test results when setting large banks’ stress capital buffers, a change it says should sharply reduce year-to-year swings without materially…
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Australia Inflation Accelerates to 4.0%, Keeping Pressure on RBA
Australia’s annual CPI rebounded from 3.5% in July as fuel and housing costs rose, while trimmed-mean inflation held at 3.6% a day after the RBA lifted rates.
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U.S. Job Openings Hold at 7.1 Million in August as Hiring Remains Muted
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 7.079 million job openings in August, with hires at 5.192 million, quits at 3.1 million and layoffs and discharges at 1.6 million.
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Uranium Energy Q4 Production Jumps 157% as Costs Fall; Company Ends Fiscal Year Debt-Free
Uranium Energy produced 82,744 pounds in its fiscal fourth quarter as its Wyoming operations scaled and Burke Hollow completed its first full production quarter.
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U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to 81.9, Lowest Since 2014
The Conference Board's index fell 6.7 points in September as assessments of business conditions, the labor market and household finances weakened.
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RBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.60% as Inflation Risks Build
Australia’s central bank delivered its fourth rate increase of 2026 after saying stronger inflation outcomes, higher energy costs and domestic capacity pressures warranted further tightening.
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FINMA Closes Julius Baer Case and Orders CHF250 Million Capital Buffer
FINMA also requires prior approval for shareholder distributions and will confiscate about CHF 10 million in profits tied to Russian PEP client groups.
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Japan’s 40-Year JGB Auction Clears at 4.125% as Bids Reach ¥928 Billion
Japan accepted ¥299.7 billion of 40-year government bonds at ¥93.69 per ¥100 face value, reopening a 3.8% coupon issue that matures in March 2066.
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GM and LG Energy to Retool Tennessee Battery Plant for Lower-Cost LMR Cells
The Ultium Cells joint venture will start upgrading its Spring Hill plant later in 2026 for lithium manganese-rich prismatic cells, with construction expected to finish in 2028.