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investingLive Americas FX news wrap 30 Oct: It’s a wrap: Nasdaq tumbles as AI costs worry investors; Fed speakers keep hikes in play
Nasdaq suffers worst month since March 2025 as technology stocks tumbleBitcoin tests key support as Binance security fears weighWeek ahead: Elections, rate decisions and jobs take center stageEarnings next week: Can Apple, Palantir and AMD
investingLive European session wrap: AI spending fears spook tech stocks; dollar falls alongside yields, gold
Headlines:What is spooking markets as stocks, Treasury yields and gold all fall today?Gold gets hit again by forced liquidations as equity losses mount; fundamental outlook increasingly positiveBOJ governor Ueda says will stick to rate hike
Italy October preliminary CPI +5.4% vs +4.6% y/y expected
Prior +4.2%HICP +5.6% vs +4.6% y/y expectedPrior +4.2%Inflation accelerated sharply in October 2026, but the increase was primarily driven by energy prices, with both regulated and non-regulated energy products recording significant increas
German state inflation cools in October, but will that ease the ECB's headache?
The state readings released around the same time:Bavaria September CPI +2.8% vs +3.2% y/y priorSaxony September CPI +2.9% vs +3.3% y/y priorNorth Rhine Westphalia September CPI +2.7% vs +3.3% y/y priorBaden Wuerttemberg September CPI +2.6%
Spain Q3 GDP growth slows slightly but it's the inflation problem that should worry the ECB
Spain Q3 preliminary GDP +0.6% vs +0.6% q/q expectedPrior +0.7%Spain Q3 preliminary GDP +2.7% vs +2.7% y/y expectedPrior +2.6%It is the preliminary report, so there aren't much details to work with here besides the headline figures above.Th
Spain inflation remains stubbornly high near 5% as the ECB headache gets worse
Spain October preliminary CPI +4.9% vs +4.9% y/y expectedPrior +4.9%Spain October preliminary HICP +4.9% vs +4.9% y/y expectedPrior +5.0%Spanish inflation continues to hover around 5% in October, as the preliminary estimates continue to pai
France inflation heats up again in October, leaving the ECB caught between a rock and a hard place
France October preliminary CPI +3.4% vs +3.2% y/y expectedPrior +3.1%France October preliminary HICP +3.8% vs +3.6% y/y expectedPrior +3.4%French inflation is seen accelerating again in October, as the preliminary estimates show headline an
France's economy contracts in Q3 as growth troubles pile up for the ECB
France Q3 preliminary GDP -0.1% vs +0.1% q/q expectedPrior 0.0%France Q3 preliminary GDP % vs +0.3% y/y expectedPrior +0.5%Ouch. That's a notable miss as French GDP shrinks in Q3 this year. That follows from the stagnation in Q2 and a 0.2%
What is spooking markets as stocks, Treasury yields and gold all fall ahead of European trading?
It looks like Halloween is coming a day early for markets with investors getting quite the fright already as we look to wrap up the trading week. Both stocks and Treasury yields are falling together, with gold also struggling to catch a bid
(Some good news!) Treasuries rally as AI selloff drives flight to safety, 10-year yield at one-month low
Lower Treasury yields ease financing costs across the curve, offering some relief to rate-sensitive sectors and to the AI firms whose borrowing has worried investors. That makes the bond rally partly self-correcting for the very stress that
Japan September factory output beats forecasts, but retail sales disappoint ahead of BoJ
The data give the BoJ evidence on both sides, so the reaction in the yen and Japanese government bonds is likely to be modest ahead of the policy decision and Outlook Report later in the day. Stronger output and upbeat production plans supp
Tokyo October CPI 2.8% (2.7% expected)
Tokyo CPI, October (y/y)Headline: 2.8% vs. 2.7% expected (prior 2.7%)Core (ex fresh food): 2.6% vs. 2.6% expected (prior 2.7%)Ex fresh food and energy: 2.4% vs. 2.7% expected (prior 2.7%)Labour market, SeptemberUnemployment rate: 2.4% vs. 2
investingLive Americas market news wrap: ECB holds, sources report says December hike
Iran's Ghalibaf: Progress can only be achieved once the seven conditions have been agreed uponTrump: Iran war will be over very soon. Senator warns of 'insane' US plansECB sources report: Policymakers see a December rate hike followed by a