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Argentina’s country risk reached its 2026 high on Friday while the blue dollar held at 1,560 pesos. What expats paid in dollars should watch. The post Argentina Country Risk Hits 2026 High, Dollar Holds appeared first on The Rio Times.

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Chris Phelan CEA Chairman, Robert Reich, Former US Labor Secretary, Alex Straton, Morgan Stanley Equity Research Managing Director, Gary Marcus, Robust AI Inc. CEO&Founder, Veronica Willis is an Investment Strategy Analyst, Dr Cecilia Elena Rouse, The President of Brookings Institution, Atsi Sheth, Moody’s Chief Credit Officer, Brendan McKenna, Societe Generale Emerging Markets Strategist (Source: Bloomberg)

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)

Chris Phelan CEA Chairman, sees inflation clearly easing and thinks it's doing so quickly enough. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

As stocks rise and bond yields pull back ahead of the jobs report, Nadia Lovell of UBS says she remains bullish on equities, but believes the market’s next advance must be earned. She argues that markets are entering a new investment cycle after years of companies prioritizing financial efficiency through measures such as buybacks and lower capital spending. The shift now extends beyond AI to investment in power, supply chains, and defense, broadening corporate profit opportunities. If these investments deliver a productivity boost, Lovell says, they could support a healthier market and further gains over the longer term. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg's Julia Fanzeres joins Scarlet Fu an Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, signaling some caution among employers amid rising costs. (Source: Bloomberg)

Describing him as the pravachan mantri, Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which said household kitchen budgets had increased by 20% to 25% over the past three months and asked when people would get relief from “back-breaking inflation”

Hedge funds caught on the wrong side of this week’s slump in French bonds were forced to unwind bets rapidly, fueling wild moves that European markets struggled to absorb.

Investors are heading for the exit as France's bond crisis deepens and political gridlock sets in. Georgia Hall explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

Teachers' unions in Ghana say they will stay out of classrooms until promotion arrears show on payslips; the government wants placement data by 5 October. The post Ghana Teachers’ Strike Hits Second Week Over Arrears appeared first on The Rio Times.

The US economy added 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rising to 4.2 percent, according to Labor Department.

Importers want the Ghana Revenue Authority to investigate 28 containers allegedly emptied or removed from Tema Port, and police have made arrests. The post Importers Ask GRA to Probe 28 Missing Tema Containers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Kyrgyzstan wants Ghana's experience in formalising small-scale gold mining and curbing smuggling; no agreement was signed at the first meeting. The post Ghana and Kyrgyzstan Open Gold Mining Talks appeared first on The Rio Times.

Zanzibar Revenue Authority collected TSh353.31 billion (about US$135 million) in the first quarter of 2026/27, beating its target and last year's level. The post Zanzibar Collects US$135 Million, Beating Q1 Target appeared first on The Rio Times.

The US added fewer jobs than expected in September and wage growth slowed, signaling some caution among employers amid rising costs.  Nonfarm payrolls increased 29,000 last month after a downward revision to the prior two months. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, partly reflecting a growing workforce. Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations and Former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater, reacts to US jobs. (Source: Bloomberg)

Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision makers from Wall Street to Washington and beyond. No other program better positions investors and executives for the trading day than "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Friday it has imposed additional economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, newly targeting the so-called shadow fleet of 35 vessels that carry Russian oil and help Moscow evade sanctions. The move puts Japan in step with European countries, which have been taking a tougher stance toward Russia. It is the first time th...

US employment growth is expected to slow from August’s blockbuster numbers, with analysts expecting 90,000 jobs added for the month. Michael McKee has a preview on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

Veronica Clark, US economist at Citi, sees the Federal Reserve becoming “increasingly divided” on raising interest rates and says the labor market “definitely has been more stable than we were expecting.” (Source: Bloomberg)

The PNGRB’s new drive aims to add 50 lakh new piped gas connections, convert 40 lakh unbilled connections into active users and register 50 lakh more users by the end of the fiscal year 2027

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Procrea Holdings Inc., Bank of Iwate and Akita Bank, regional lenders in northeastern Japan, said Friday that they will launch talks to combine their operations in April 2028, a deal that would create a regional banking group ranked around 10th in the country. Procrea, the parent of Aomori Michinoku Bank, Bank of Iwate and Akita Bank aim to expand t...

Bolivia quiere aprovechar la fiebre global por los minerales críticos, pero Paz enfrenta un obstáculo formidable: unos 500.000 mineros que pueden complicar sus planes para transformar el sector. (Source: Bloomberg)

The UK government is battling entrenched skepticism about its finances that is adding billions to borrowing costs and amplifying the pain of a global bond selloff.

Hong Kong’s retail sales rose by 5.6 per cent year on year in August, with the latest figures showing consumer spending picking up after growth eased for two consecutive months. Retail sales value reached HK$32 billion (US$4.1 billion), according to provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday. Sales in the first eight months of the year rose by 8.5 per cent compared with the same period in 2025. “Growth was seen across many types of retail outlets, while online...

As global government bonds wrapped up their worst quarter since 2024 due to higher oil prices and the threat of sticky inflation for the world economy, France is facing a particularly tricky trajectory. OAT-Bund spreads widened sharply as an increasingly fragmented government unveiled plans to narrow the nation's budget deficit, stoking investor concern over the country’s debts. The Opening Trade spoke to guests about the economic outlook and investment landscape for France as the nation grapples with growing global and domestic pressures on it's finances. (Source: Bloomberg)

“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)

Worries are mounting and bonds, stocks and the euro are taking the hit.

Governments around the world are running out of room to shield consumers from higher energy prices resulting from the Iran war and other crises, with fuel subsidies potentially costing more than $1 trillion this year, a United Nations study found.

Global credit markets have started to show signs of caution, as investors pull back from treating the asset class as a safe haven following record borrowings and growing concerns about balance sheets as inflation persists.

Skyrocketing diesel prices have pushed Washington to weigh an export ban, raising alarm across European economies.