Oct 2 Reuters Canada39;s main stock index touched a record high on Wednesday, aided by a rise in energy and mining stocks as escalation of the conflict in the Middle East stoked fears of oil supply disruption. The Toronto Stock Exchange39;s SPTSX composite index hit a record high of 24,113.27 points in early trading. At 1016 […]

LONDONSYDNEY, Oct 2 Reuters The dollar held on to its biggest gains in a week on Wednesday after an Iranian missile attack on Israel drove the buying of safe haven assets as investors fretted about the widening of conflict in the Middle East. It also jumped against the yen as Japanese officials, including new Prime Minister Shigeru […]

MidEast escalation pressures pound against safehaven dollar Data shows UK pay settlements at 2year low in 3months to Aug BoE speeches, services and construction surveys eyed Oct 2 Reuters The British pound steadied on Wednesday, a day after it fell sharply against the dollar as the growing conflict in the Middle East spurred demand for […]

STOXX 600 up 0.3 Defence companies jump amid Middle East conflict Eurozone39;s unemployment rate due at 0900 GMT Oct 2 Reuters European shares advanced on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and defence stocks, defying a slump in Asia and Wall Street after Iran39;s missile strike on Israel amplified fears of a broader regional conflict. […]

Life insurers are working artificial-intelligence tools into their business models at a deliberate pace, particularly at larger peers, aiming to boost efficiency in service operations and leverage extensive data troves.

It’s normal for commodities to get relatively cheap after price pumps akin to 2022, but typical reversion of an emerging market that grew too fast might remain a top deflationary headwind.

Salesloft’s CEO David Obrand joins Niraj Patel, BI senior software analyst, to discuss the rapidly evolving sales-software stack across organizations, Salesloft’s competitive position and how chief technology officers are managing the “great growth squeeze.”

Israel vows response to Iran missile attack U.S. ADP employment report later in the day Oct 2 Reuters Gold prices eased on Wednesday as the dollar held firm, while investors looked for more U.S. economic data for further cues on upcoming rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Spot gold was down 0.5 at 2,649.17 per […]

Cheapesttodeliver cash bond set to be scarce Dealers wary of disruption to JGB futures Normal bond market is years away, says strategist TOKYOSINGAPORE, Oct 2 Reuters Japan39;s 9 trillion bond market is bracing for disruption as a shortage of paper caused by the central bank39;s massive buying is expected to hit the settlement of derivatives […]

Yet a longer-term, structural boost is debatable. Host Audrey Childe-Freeman, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief G-10 FX Strategist, talks to Dr Win Thin, Brown Brothers Harriman’s global head of market strategy, about how the recent measures from China could shape the dollar outlook later this year and into 2025.