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Japan’s central bank has increased its key interest rate to 1.25%, up from 1.00%, in its latest policy decision released on 18 September 2026. The move underscores the Bank...

Soybean futures rose above $13.10 per bushel, hovering near their highest level in almost three years, supported by robust Chinese demand for US supplies and expectations of additional buying ahead...

Indonesia’s IDX Composite rose 27 points, or 0.4%, to 6,488 in Friday morning trading, extending earlier gains after Wall Street’s overnight rally, as oil prices eased and US Treasury yields...

The New Zealand dollar slipped to around $0.571 on Friday, retreating toward a ten-week low after a 0.3% gain in the previous session, as a stronger US dollar continued...

US natural gas prices fell more than 1% to $2.85/MMBtu on Friday, wiping out the previous session’s gains as forecasts turned cooler. Above-normal temperatures are now expected to cover...

The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note hovered around 4.94% on Friday, after falling nearly 10 basis points in the previous session and pulling back from 19-year highs...

The dollar index hovered around 100.2 on Friday, staying near a seven-week high as traders reassessed the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook following its latest rate decision and in the context...

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.5% to around 3,900 and the Shenzhen Component climbed 0.8% to 13,500 on Friday, rebounding from the previous session as easing oil prices lifted risk...

The Hang Seng Index climbed 0.9%, or about 214 points, to around 24,819 on Friday, as easing oil prices and softer US Treasury yields lifted market sentiment. This improvement came...

Australia’s 10-year government bond yield slipped below 5.3%, retreating from its highest level since mid-2011 and mirroring a decline in global yields as easing fears over Middle East supply disruptions...