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Bund yields on track for first monthly drop since April
Data from euro area countries fail to trigger price actionBund yields set for first monthly drop since AprilUBS still favours 10s30s steepener on the German curveFrench spread versus Bunds remains above 80 bpsBy Stefano Rebaudo Sept 30 (Reuters) - Euro area benchmark Bund yields were on track for...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
TREASURIES-Flight to quality bond rally pushes yields lower as shutdown looms
Investors seek safe assets amid U.S. government shutdown riskShutdown could impact economic growth, Fed's labor market dataPrevious shutdowns saw S&P 500 gains, lower Treasury yieldsBy Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields drifted lower on Tuesday as the pros...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Fed's Collins notes openness to cutting rates again, depending on data
Fed's Collins supports Fed's recent rate cut amid inflation, labor market risksCollins says policy should still lean into lowering inflation Collins sees benign economic outlook, expects inflation to gradually return to targetBy Michael S. DerbyNEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US consumer confidence weakens in September on labor market worries
WASHINGTON, Sept 30(Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence declined more than expected in September amid mounting worries over the availability of jobs. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index dropped by 3.6 points to 94.2 this month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
US job openings increase moderately in August; hiring declines
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased marginally in August while hiring declined, consistent with softening labor market conditions that could allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again next month despite resilient consumer spending. Job openings, a measure of labor ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Spain's Santander raises interim cash dividend by 15%
MADRID, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Santander's SAN.MC board has approved an interim cash dividend of 0.115 euros per share against its 2025 results, up 15% from a year earlier, the Spanish bank said on Tuesday.The dividend is equivalent to about 25% of underlying group profit in the first half of 2025 ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
EXCLUSIVE-Australia offers to sell shares in critical minerals reserve to allies, sources say
By Julia PayneBRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australia is willing to sell shares in its new strategic reserve of critical minerals to allies including Britain, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Western governments scramble to end their reliance on China for rare earths and minor m...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Australia's home prices rise at fastest clip in a year as rate cuts fuel demand
SYDNEY, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Australian home prices increased at the fastest pace in a year in September, driven by rate cuts and record-low listings, property consultant Cotality said on Wednesday.National home prices increased 0.8% to a record median value of A$857,280 ($565,462) in September, markin...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Fed's Collins: Strong equity markets boost household wealth and have buoyed consumption
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said Tuesday the strong stock market underpins her expectation that growth should be healthy going forward.The robust performance of company shares is “part of the stronger consumption that we've been seeing rec...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
Fed's Collins says tariffs creating less inflation than expected
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said Tuesday she’s less worried about tariff-related inflation risks.“While I do expect tariffs to continue feeding through, I'm no longer expecting as large an impact as I had some months ago,” Collins said at ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
FACTBOX-Top brokerages eye consecutive Fed rate cuts after policy meeting
September 30 (Reuters) - Major brokerages reiterated their stance that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points at each of its two upcoming meetings this year following the U.S. central bank's widely anticipated quarter-point reduction. Standard Chartered became the latest b...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
German inflation rises in September to highest level since February
German inflation rises to 2.4% in September, exceeding expectationsEuro zone inflation expected to riseCore inflation in Germany remains persistentBy Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - German inflation accelerated more than expected in September, rising for a second consecutive month and ...Reuters
Tue, Sep 30
