Market Overview

India is experiencing a surge in inflation. US stock indices are once again updating historical highs.

2024.10.15
India's annual inflation rate for September 2024 rose to 5.49% from 3.65% in the previous month, well above market estimates of 5%.
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China is experiencing a deflationary trend. Rating agencies downgraded France

2024.10.14
China's annual inflation rate in September 2024 was 0.4%, below market projections and August's 0.6%. It was the 8th month of consumer inflation but the lowest since June, underscoring the need for mo...
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Week's main events Week's main events (October 14 - October 18)

2024.10.14
ECB meeting and inflation reports in focus this week.
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Hurricane Milton is putting downward pressure on natural gas and upward pressure on oil

2024.10.11
WTI crude prices rose by 3.5% to $75.8 a barrel on Thursday amid rising demand for fuel in the US after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, concerns about supply disruptions from the Middle East, and expect...
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Investors expect inflationary pressures to ease in the US. The People's Bank of China launched a mechanism to support the stock market

2024.10.10
Today, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) launched a RMB500 billion swap facility, allowing eligible financial institutions to use assets as collateral to provide liquidity.
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RBNZ cut the rate by 0.5%. RBI kept the rate at 6.5% for the tenth consecutive meeting

2024.10.09
Oil prices fell by 4% yesterday. Expected supply disruptions caused by geopolitical risks in the Middle East have yet to materialize, and investors have shifted their attention back to Chinese demand.
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RBA plans to hold rates until the end of the year. The US stock market is under pressure from rising bond yields.

2024.10.08
10-year T-note yields rose to a 2-month high amid bearish sentiment from last Friday when a stronger-than-expected US September payrolls report eliminated market odds of a 50bp Fed rate cut at next mo...
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Week's main events Week's main events (October 07 – October 11)

2024.10.07
This week, geopolitical risks will be in focus due to the escalating situation between Iran and Israel.
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Oil rises amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. Inflationary pressures are easing in Vietnam

2024.10.07
Vietnam's annual inflation rate fell to 2.63% y/y in September 2024 from 3.45% y/y in August, the lowest since July 2023 after a super typhoon hit the country earlier this month.
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Economists expect a strong US labor market report. Oil rises amid possible Israeli attack on Iranian oil facilities

2024.10.04
WTI crude oil prices rose 5% to $73.7 per barrel on Thursday, extending the week's gains to a one-month high after US President Biden refrained from directly condemning the likelihood that Israel coul...
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