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Not much of a day trading idea this one, but for the longer-term folks. Goldman Sachs say they are getting set to boost economic growth forecasts in the second half of their ten-year outlook:enormous economic potential of generative Al suggests growth upsidewe will...

A huge beat on expectations for September retail sales from Australia. +0.9% m/mexpected +0.3%, prior +0.2%all categories performing stronglyAnother data point that'll surely add to the case for a Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike at next week's policy meeting (on...

Talks between Australia and the European Union on a Free Trade Agreement have broken down.both parties failed to reach a compromise on a number of sticking pointsAustralian Trade Minister Don Farrell:“Unfortunately, we have not been able to make progress”“Negotiations...

Via a Deutsche Bank note on Friday saying, in brief:We close out a difficult week with Amazon’s earnings from last night setting a more positive tonea lot of concerns over where we are in the cycleHowever, one has to consider how much seasonals have played a part...

Edward Morse, global head of commodities strategy at Citi, spoke with CNBC on Friday. says there’s a “geopolitical premium” in oil pricesbut that “the physical oil market is really a lot weaker than where the prices are predicting at the moment""People have been...

A weekend report via the Wall Street Journal (gated)A researcher at Two Sigma Investments adjusted the hedge fund’s investing models without authorization, the firm has told clients, leading to losses in some funds, big gains in others and fresh regulatory...

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Xinhua with the weekend piece. This seems little more than PR, but posting it for interest:China Development Bank, one of the country's policy banks, extended over 13.1 billion yuan (about 1.82 billion U.S. dollars) of loans to the information infrastructure and...

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives,...

A flight travelling from Dubai to the southern Russian city of Makhachkala in Dagestan has been, in effect, hijacked by a mob storming onto the runway at the airport. The passengers are being held on board, effectively held hostage. The flight originated in Tel Aviv....

A couple of weekend news items re the aviation sector in China. China's aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it will increase domestic flights to 34% above pre-pandemic levelsThis is a big boost to the domestic sector. And, in...

Reports coming in of fresh attacks on bases in the Al Bukamal area.Iranian proxy groups operate extensively in the region. Iran backs terrorists Hamas, which controls Gaza, and Hezbollah, which operates in Lebanon, with arms as well as money. Fears of an escalation...