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Dollar Holds Strong as Fed Faces Data Blind Spot Ahead of Final 2025 Meeting 1

Dollar Holds Strong as Fed Faces Data Blind Spot Ahead of Final 2025 Meeting

The dollar is extending its strength after logging its biggest single day gain since late September, supported by shifting expectations around the Federal Reserve’s near-term policy path. US Treasuries were steady overnight, stabilizing after a mild pullback as traders further unwound bets on a December rate cut. With visibility on the labor market still limited, […]

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Markets Wait for US Jobs Data as Rate Cut Debate Intensifies 3

Markets Wait for US Jobs Data as Rate Cut Debate Intensifies

Investor focus is firmly locked on the delayed September US employment report, due Thursday  a release that will likely reset expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next policy move. With the data backlog finally clearing, this week’s jobs numbers are expected to play a decisive role in shaping rate cut probabilities heading into year end. For now,

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US Data Flood Returns - Markets Brace for a Crucial Week Ahead 5

US Data Flood Returns – Markets Brace for a Crucial Week Ahead

After several weeks of silence from Washington, investors are finally about to receive the economic signals they’ve been waiting for. With US government agencies back online, a full slate of key indicators  including fresh labour-market readings  will set the tone for global markets this week. For traders, this data release cycle is not just routine, it

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Fed Pushback Cools December Cut Bets as Traders Shift Focus to Incoming U.S. Data 7

Fed Pushback Cools December Cut Bets as Traders Shift Focus to Incoming U.S. Data

Market optimism that followed the end of the U.S. government shutdown faded on Wednesday as a series of cautious remarks from Federal Reserve officials sharply tempered expectations for a December rate cut. With the probability of easing now slipping below 50%, traders are recalibrating their positions ahead of a wave of long-delayed economic releases that could

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U.S. Government Reopens — Traders Shift Focus to Fed and Data Revival 9

U.S. Government Reopens — Traders Shift Focus to Fed and Data Revival

After a record breaking 43-day shutdown, Washington is finally back in business and markets are wasting no time turning their attention to what comes next: the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump’s signature on the funding bill officially ended the longest government closure in U.S. history, allowing federal operations to resume and setting the stage for the

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Traders Eye Fed Shift as U.S. Job Market Weakens, Data Flow Set to Resume 11

Traders Eye Fed Shift as U.S. Job Market Weakens, Data Flow Set to Resume

Markets turned cautious yet opportunistic on Tuesday as fresh signs of labor market cooling reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin easing as early as next month. The latest figures from ADP Research showed a marked slowdown in private sector employment through late October reigniting demand for bonds and fueling renewed rate cut speculation across

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Markets Brace for Data Comeback as U.S. Government Shutdown Nears End 13

Markets Brace for Data Comeback as U.S. Government Shutdown Nears End

Global traders are recalibrating their strategies as Washington inches closer to ending its historic 41-day government shutdown  a move set to reignite the flow of critical U.S. economic data and reshape expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next policy steps. After weeks of silence on jobs and inflation, investors are preparing for a volatile return of

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Government Shutdown Nears Resolution, Markets Eye Data Rebound 15

Government Shutdown Nears Resolution, Markets Eye Data Rebound

Global markets entered the week with cautious optimism as the US Senate advanced a bill aimed at ending the record breaking government shutdown. A group of moderate Democrats joined Republicans in a key procedural vote, signaling a possible breakthrough that could restore federal operations and release long delayed economic data. The measure still requires final

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Gold Gains as Traders Brace for Consumer Sentiment Data 17

Gold Gains as Traders Brace for Consumer Sentiment Data

Markets remain on edge ahead of the University of Michigan’s preliminary Consumer Sentiment report, which investors see as a key gauge of the US economy’s resilience amid weakening labor data and fiscal uncertainty. The upcoming release is expected to shape market sentiment heading into the weekend, particularly after a volatile week driven by mixed signals

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Markets Steady as Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Tariff Powers 19

Markets Steady as Supreme Court Weighs Trump’s Tariff Powers

Financial markets held largely steady on Thursday as investors digested fresh political and legal developments out of Washington. The US Supreme Court heard arguments questioning President Donald Trump’s sweeping authority to impose global tariffs one of the cornerstones of his economic agenda. The session, which lasted nearly three hours, signaled growing skepticism among justices about

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