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Treasury Yields Edge Up, Bond Market Focus to Stay on France

Treasury yields edged higher, having slid sharply on Thursday as investors sought safe havens from the turmoil in French government bonds.

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Iran Threatens Wider Strikes on Economic and Civilian Targets if U.S. Attacks

As Tehran retains missile and drone stockpiles, Washington is trying to move more servicemembers and diplomatic staff out of harm's way.

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Asia Flash PMIs Diverge as Rates, Inflation Shape Private-Sector Activity

Gauges of private-sector business activity in major Asian economies diverged this month as momentum in Australia stalled while India improved.

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Meta's Hunt for AI Capital Strikes a Raw Nerve on Wall Street

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.6%, while Treasury yields posted their biggest drop since 2023.

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Oil prices approach Iran-war highs as soaring tanker rates trigger a second energy squeeze

Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies and unleash a fresh wave of turmoil across financial markets.

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Eight Charts That Show the Depth of France's Financial Crunch

Years of lavish consumer support have left the country's finances in a precarious state.

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U.K. Consumer Confidence Suffers Biggest Drop Since Pandemic

Consumer sentiment in the U.K. tumbled at the fastest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic this month as mounting cost-of-living pressures reversed the bounce in optimism seen over the summer.

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Investors Snap Up Treasuries During Tech Rout, Driving the Yield Below 5%

Despite a growing budget deficit, U.S. Treasuries remain the ultimate safe haven in times of trouble including Thursday's tech stock rout.

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Japan Consumer Inflation Uptick Offers Tailwind for BOJ Rate Hike

Consumer prices, excluding fresh food, climbed 2.1% in September from a year earlier, which will likely reinforce market views that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy settings in December.

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Yen Strengthens on French Debt Woes, Hits One-Year High Against Euro

The yen strengthened to its highest level in a year against the euro as investors sought the relative safety of the Japanese currency amid concerns over French debt.

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Politicians Are Turning Against AI, but Your Pension Is Riding on It

AI-linked stocks drove $138 billion in gains across 13 public-pension funds since 2022, helping them dig out of losses from the last financial crisis.

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AI Selloff Takes These Data Center Stocks With It. How They Can Blunt the Pain.

Shares of real estate investment trusts that lease data centers to hyperscalers like Meta and Amazon were falling Thursday.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Return to Downward Trend

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 194,000 in the week through Oct. 17, 6,000 lower than the revised 200,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

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October 23, 2026 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT)