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An index tracking emerging-market currencies climbed to a session high after weaker-than-expected US jobs data prompted traders to scale back bets on another Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 29,000 in September after downward revisions to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. The figure missed all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists. For more, we speak with Anisha Goodly, Fixed Income Managing Director at TCW. (Source: Bloomberg)

US stock-index futures moved higher on Friday as investors prepared for the monthly employment report for clues on the Federal Reserve’s path ahead.

Companies from the United States, Britain and Singapore have been among the leading sources of inbound foreign capital in Hong Kong so far this year, the city’s commerce minister has said, insisting that “money is money” despite geopolitical instability. In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with the South China Morning Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah described 2026 as a very challenging year because of the geopolitical situation. Nevertheless, the...

G20 trade ministers failed to agree on tackling excess industrial capacity and eliminating forced labour from supply chains, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday. Speaking during talks in Milwaukee, Greer highlighted overcapacity, a criticism often directed at China, which rejects it. The United States holds this year's rotating presidency.

Australia’s benchmark bond yield looks poised to fall below its US counterpart for the first time in over a year, as expectations for monetary policy in the two economies diverge.

Asian stocks were poised to fall as oil surged on the prospect of renewed conflict between the US and Iran, reviving concerns about the inflationary impact of higher energy prices. Bonds will be in focus after a rebound in Treasuries.

Carney declared the pipeline a project of national interest, smoothening its way to a single federal regulatory review.

The number of people applying for US unemployment benefits dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as lay-offs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department said on Thursday that initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000 from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, dropped by 2,500 to 200,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for lay-offs, and economists watch them...

Europe faces growing pressure from the US and China as it struggles to stay competitive.

Pandora A/S is seeing US demand stabilize at a low level as consumers grapple with inflation and high gas prices, Chief Executive Officer Berta de Pablos-Barbier said.

Os governos do Brasil e dos Estados Unidos decidiram criar um grupo de trabalho para discutir as tarifas aplicadas por Washington sobre produtos brasileiros e outros temas da relação comercial entre os dois países. O acordo foi anunciado nesta quarta-feira (30), após reunião dos ministros Mauro Vieira, das Relações Exteriores, e Márcio Elias Rosa, do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços (Mdic), com o representante comercial dos Estados Unidos, Jamieson Greer, na cidade estadunidense de Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Notícias relacionadas:Autorregulação da IA de Trump é carta branca a big tech, diz professor.Nobel Alternativo premia luta contra violência patriarcal e uso de IA.Trump revoga norma que protegia alunos LGBTI de discriminação sexual .O encontro ocorreu à margem da reunião de ministros do Comércio do G20, grupo das 19 maiores economias do planeta, mais União Europeia e União Africana. Segundo o Mdic, o governo norte-americano deverá encaminhar nas próximas semanas um documento com uma proposta para definir o escopo das negociações, incluindo questões tarifárias e não tarifárias. Novo grupo A criação do grupo de trabalho estabelece um canal específico para a discussão dos obstáculos comerciais entre Brasil e Estados Unidos. O objetivo é avaliar possíveis soluções e avançar nas negociações sobre um eventual acordo. Em nota, o Mdic explicou que os ministros brasileiros reafirmaram a disposição do governo de buscar soluções por meio do diálogo e da negociação, com foco na defesa dos interesses brasileiros e na ampliação das oportunidades para empresas e setores produtivos dos dois países. A reunião foi descrita pelo governo brasileiro como construtiva. Os dois países reconheceram a necessidade de avançar na superação dos obstáculos existentes e manifestaram disposição para trabalhar na busca de um entendimento. Tarifas em vigor As negociações ocorrem em meio à aplicação de sobretaxas adicionais dos Estados Unidos sobre parte das exportações brasileiras. Em julho, o governo norte-americano anunciou uma tarifa adicional de 25% sobre determinados produtos brasileiros com base na Seção 301 da legislação comercial dos EUA. Outra medida estabeleceu uma sobretaxa adicional de 10% ou 12,5% para importações de países enquadrados pelos Estados Unidos em sua política relacionada ao trabalho forçado. Segundo o Mdic, as duas medidas anunciadas em julho alcançam parcelas das exportações brasileiras. As tarifas são um dos principais pontos da negociação entre os dois governos, que também discutem questões não tarifárias relacionadas ao comércio bilateral. Diálogo retomado A atual rodada de negociações dá continuidade ao processo de aproximação entre os dois governos. Em 21 de agosto, os presidentes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e Donald Trump conversaram por telefone, após o que representantes dos dois países retomaram contatos para tratar da relação comercial. Dez dias depois, ministros e representantes técnicos dos dois governos participaram de uma reunião virtual para avançar nas negociações. O encontro desta quarta-feira, em Milwaukee, representa a etapa presencial desse processo. Próximos passos O próximo passo será o envio, pelos Estados Unidos, do documento que deverá estabelecer o escopo dos trabalhos. A partir dessa proposta, o grupo de trabalho deverá discutir os temas tarifários e não tarifários e avaliar possibilidades de entendimento entre os dois países. A reunião ocorre durante o encontro ministerial do G20 sobre comércio, sediado em Milwaukee em 30 de setembro e 1º de outubro. O representante comercial americano, Jamieson Greer, é o anfitrião do encontro.

The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, increased 0.3% from a month earlier. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index rose 0.2%. US consumer spending rose in August at the fastest pace in over a year, helping to power the economy through persistent inflation. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

A US fund has filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland accusing Radiant World and related companies of fraud and money laundering, according to a US court filing, adding a new jurisdiction to the iron ore trader’s escalating legal and financial crisis.

The US Treasury Department has put Wall Street on notice: Authorities are moving to rein in some of the most aggressive investment strategies used to cut investor tax bills.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr repeated a warning that further interest-rate increases will likely be needed to slow inflation in a timely fashion. Barr said the Fed wants “to support sustainable, durable growth in support of maximum employment, and price stability is crucial to that” in remarks Tuesday at an event in Detroit. (Source: Bloomberg)

Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group's investing in the US.

Gold held a sharp decline as the deadlock between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz continued to keep energy costs elevated and maintained pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.

The bond market is on the brink of signaling that a series of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes will start shifting the narrative toward the risk that the US economy stalls out. (Source: Bloomberg)

US equity futures and Treasuries fall as uncertainties around the conflict between the US and Iran push oil higher and lifts concerns around inflation. Tehran says it's sticking to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that President Trump has rejected. The US and China release a detailed plan to cut tariffs on about $30 billion of imports from each nation. Nvidia introduces a new double-layered AI security system that will keep agents from going awry. Aneeka Gupta of Wisdomtree joins "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the market pricing in long-term uncertainty. (Source: Bloomberg)

Fading hopes for a breakthrough in the Middle East and rising inflation worries pushed US stocks lower before the bell on Monday.

China agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of US coal in each of the next two years, marking one of the few concrete results from President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States. The country will also lower tariffs on 1,619 US products, including coal, under a deal to reduce levies on US$30 billion of non-sensitive goods shipped in each direction, according to a White House statement. Other items include agricultural goods, cosmetics and medical devices. The US will cut levies on...

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Scott Kennedy is a senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese business and economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. His areas of focus include China’s hi-tech drive, US-China relations and global economic governance. Open Questions first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. How would you characterise the outcomes of the China-US summit compared to expectations going in? Is it largely a continuation of that track or do you...

Argentina's oil, gas and minerals sit far from the sea. The new US-backed Andes-Atlantic Corridor offers up to US$7 billion in export credit through 2027, but most is a non-binding line for one LNG project. The post US Offers Argentina Up to US$7 Billion for a Gas and Minerals Corridor appeared first on The Rio Times.

Now, with President Trump's incredibly successful operation in Venezuela, we are moving into a better position that countries like India are going to be able to get access to that market, the official said

China agreed to import at least 10 million metric tons of coal from the US next year and again in 2028, according to the White House, in a sign of further progress in easing trade frictions between the world’s two largest economies.

During their three-day summit that ended on Friday, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping worked overtime to underscore their increasingly close relationship even as the meeting produced few concrete deliverables. But the fact that the two economic and military giants are talking – and pledging to talk some more – suggests some period of relative stability ahead, certainly relative to last year’s all-out trade war, chest-thumping and market turmoil, said analysts, companies...

Washington and Beijing have spent nearly a decade trading tariffs, export controls and blacklists, with each round threatening rupture. Yet they keep recovering from the brink. Tensions soared before summits and plunged immediately after. For example, in 2019 at Osaka, Trump walked back threats to impose tariffs on US$300 billion of Chinese goods and eased curbs on Huawei after Beijing reportedly agreed to buy American farm goods. In Busan last October, he lowered tariffs and shelved export...

Money from migrants equals about 30 percent of Honduras's economy. By 10 September it had reached US$9.33 billion this year, up 11.4 percent, despite rising US deportations and a new US tax on cash transfers. The post Honduras Remittances Hit US$9.3 Billion, Up 11% as US Deportations Rise appeared first on The Rio Times.

US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased deal that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lift its blockade of Iranian ports, similar to the memorandum of understanding struck in mid-June. Charles Gorrivan reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)