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Rupee slips as dollar gets Fed hike expectations tailwind

• Rupee edges lower as dollar firms on Fed hike wagers · reuters.com · about 13 hours ago

AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China | US foreign policy

Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting

• AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China · theguardian.com · about 14 hours ago

Goldman Sees China Oil Imports Staying Subdued in Fourth Quarter

Asian Currencies Consolidate Amid Falling Oil Prices

Dollar holds near 2-month high as markets weigh rate hikes, Iran diplomacy

Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: EU made-in-China car cap flashes amber warning

COMMENTARY: Asia's crude oil imports hit post-Iran conflict high in September, but remain weak

Oil falls after U.S. and Iran talk for hours at UN meeting

Oil fell Wednesday, amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the U.S. had talks.

• Oil prices mixed after U.S. and Iran talk for hours at UN meeting · cnbc.com · about 15 hours ago

China's US ambassador warns on 'red lines' ahead of Trump, Xi meeting

Asia to Face Sustained Inflation Pressure Into 2027, ADB Warns

Governments brace for higher bond yields

Watch Aldi US COO: Americans Are Feeling Inflation Pressures

San Angelo's unemployment rate drops to second lowest in Texas despite recent rise

The Texas Workforce Commission released unemployment numbers in Texas and San Angelo is the 2nd lowest. The unemployment rate came at 3.6% in August 2026, which is below Texas's overall rate of 4.4%....

Oil Prices Tumble Again

Qualcomm releases Android chip built for AI as memory shortage weighs on smartphone market

The overall smartphone market is expected to contract 14% in terms of units shipped in 2026.

Meta’s Muse Drags Down Stocks That Depend on ‘Consumer Inertia’

A new book by Princess Diana's brother prompts war of words with King Charles III

A new book by the late Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, has made headlines with damning allegations about King Charles III. Buckingham Palace responded with a strongly-worded statement.

Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on

Jet fuel is following diesel’s price jump as the Hormuz supply shock hits the skies

Squeezed refineries are struggling to supply a world hungry for both diesel and jet fuel.

Top economist Mohamed El-Erian warns markets are forcing central banks into a dangerous rate-hike cycle

Economist Mohamed El-Erian warns that Fed rate hikes aren't the solution to the economy's problems, and advocates for broader policy responses to inflation.

Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list

Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.

The bond market is flashing a warning for stocks. These sectors are already wobbling.

The ‘yield curve’ could invert, says Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. But is that a reliable recession signal?

WTO chief warns Trump tariff war risks 7% global GDP hit

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cited WTO modeling showing that allowing the multilateral rules-based system to erode further under retaliatory tariffs could trigger a 20% collapse in global ...