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Forexlive • 23h ago
Heads up: UK autumn budget puts Healey to the test as gilt markets await fiscal reassurance

<p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">UK chancellor Healey has a rather unenviable task at hand today. He is expected to deliver a budget that keeps households happy, businesses afloat, and bond investors calm. All while trying to convince everyone that the government isn't running short of money. Well, good luck with that.</p><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">It is definitely quite the juggling act for his first autumn budget. And with borrowing cos

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Forexlive • 2d ago
France consumer confidence plunges to lowest since 2013 as fiscal worries deepen

<ul><li>France October consumer confidence 80 vs 85 expected</li><li>Prior 86; revised to 85</li></ul><p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">That's a major blow. French household confidence falls to its lowest since 2013 in October as fiscal worries and concerns over the country's public finances weigh heavily on sentiment. That is not a good look as the index strays further away from the long-term average of 100, in which we haven't seen since December 2021.</p><p class="tex

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Forexlive • 2d ago
UK autumn budget preview: Can Healey calm markets and change BOE rate hike bets?

<p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align: justify;">The UK autumn budget is coming up on 28 October, just a week before the BOE's next monetary policy decision . And with <a href="https://investinglive.com/news/uk-september-cpi-inflation-rises-to-3-5-reinforces-boe-november-rate-hike-expectations/" rel="follow">inflation concerns still hanging over the economy</a>, the government's fiscal plans could have a say in how interest rate expectations develop over the coming months.</p><p class=

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Forexlive • 5d ago
investingLive Americas market news wrap: War worries boost oil to the highest since May

<ul><li><a href="https://investinglive.com/commodities/baker-hughes-us-oil-rig-count-rises-1-to-460-total-rigs-unchanged-at-603" rel="follow">Baker Hughes US oil rig count rises 1 to 460. Total rigs unchanged at 603</a></li><li><a href="https://investinglive.com/news/us-expected-to-remove-50-tariffs-on-some-canadian-products-as-soon-as-today-report" rel="follow">US expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products as soon as today - report</a></li><li><a href="https://investinglive.com/n

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Forexlive • 6d ago
UK October flash services PMI 53.1 vs 51.8 expected

<ul><li style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0;">Prior 52.1</li><li style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0;">Manufacturing PMI 52.8 vs 51.7 expected</li><li style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0;">Prior 51.9</li><li style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0;">Composite PMI 53.1 vs 51.8 expected</li><li style="vertical-align: baseline; border: 0; margin: 0 0 4px; paddi

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