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ECB's Lane: Drags on growth may limit need for ECB action

ECB's Lane: Drags on growth may limit need for ECB action

FRANKFURT, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Surging energy costs, higher yields and shrinking budget support could all weigh on economic growth and may limit how much the European Central Bank needs to tighten policy to quell price pressures, Philip Lane, the bank's chief economist, said.
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Euro slides on France worries; Fed pause hopes support stocks

Euro slides on France worries; Fed pause hopes support stocks

By Danilo Masoni and Rae Wee MILAN/SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Concerns over France's fiscal position pushed the euro to a 17-month low on Monday and weighed on French assets, though easing bets of a Fed rate hike this month supported broader markets.
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Top bank revises 2026 gold price forecast as investors reassess rally

Top bank revises 2026 gold price forecast as investors reassess rally

Wall Street is changing how it sees gold’s next move.
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Morning Bid: The euro has a France problem

Morning Bid: The euro has a France problem

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The dollar charged higher on Monday, drawing support from still-lofty Treasury yields even after a weaker-than-expected jobs report dampened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.
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Take Five: Reality bites

Take Five: Reality bites

Oct 2 (Reuters) - Global markets are starting to wake up to the reality of borrowing costs at two-decade highs, oil above $100 a barrel and central bank rate hikes, which is heaping pressure on governments, investors and households and eroding some of the AI-driven enthusiasm in equities.
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Société Générale Maintains Bullish Gold Outlook Amid Shifting Monetary Policy, Projecting Prices Above $5,000 by Q2 2027

Société Générale Maintains Bullish Gold Outlook Amid Shifting Monetary Policy, Projecting Prices Above $5,000 by Q2 2027

Société Générale Maintains Bullish Gold Outlook Amid Shifting Monetary Policy, Projecting Prices Above $5,000 by Q2 2027
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Oil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves

Oil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel imports from the US.   Brent settled down 6 cents, or 0.06%, at $102.25 a barrel.
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Exclusive-Europe weighs new diesel stocks release after US pressure, sources say

Exclusive-Europe weighs new diesel stocks release after US pressure, sources say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - European Union countries discussed a French proposal on Friday to release diesel stocks in response to US pressure to help cool surging fuel prices, two sources familiar with details of the discussion told Reuters.
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Euro set for biggest weekly fall in months vs dollar as France fiscal trajectory weighs

Euro set for biggest weekly fall in months vs dollar as France fiscal trajectory weighs

By Stefano Rebaudo Oct 2 (Reuters) - The euro was set for a fourth straight weekly fall against the dollar, its steepest in around four months, as concerns about France's fiscal trajectory and the Federal Reserve's hawkish shift in mid-September weighed on sentiment.
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Brent climbs, WTI down as Europe agrees to release diesel reserves

Brent climbs, WTI down as Europe agrees to release diesel reserves

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures climbed while US West Texas Intermediate held on to a portion of earlier losses on Friday after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel imports from the
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Five French market hot spots on investors' radars

Five French market hot spots on investors' radars

By Amanda Cooper, Harry Robertson and Niket Nishant LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - French markets are under growing pressure from mounting worries about high debt levels and political gridlock as next year's presidential election nears.
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Nasdaq hits record high after softer jobs data cuts rate-hike bets

Nasdaq hits record high after softer jobs data cuts rate-hike bets

By Johann M Cherian and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Oct 2 (Reuters) - US stocks rose on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite to a record high, after weaker-than-expected jobs data reduced odds of a near-term rate hike, driving Treasury yields lower, while lower oil prices added to the risk-on mood.