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A commodity anchor, or oil as money

Chris Cook, the former director of London’s International Petroleum Exchange (and frequent contributor to FT Alphaville’s Long Room) is upping his campaign to initiate a

Investment

Global investors flip bullish in October: FPIs pump $1.6 billion into Indian equities led by France, US, Germany

Ireland and Malaysia also turned buyers, bringing in $400 million and $342 million into equities, along with $138 million and $68 million in debt. Hong

Real Estate

Investors return to property market as interest rate cuts, price rises, low housing supply boost confidence

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Forex

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slip after Wall Street’s latest tech sell-off

US stock futures slipped Thursday evening, hinting at a modest rebound after a steep tech-led sell-off rattled Wall Street. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F)

Commodities

Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for rare earth metals

President Donald Trump hosted leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals

Precious Metals

XAU/USD failure to retain $4,000 hnits at a steeper decline

XAU/USD Current price: $3,984.51 The US Challenger Job Cuts report showed that US-based employers announced 153,074 cuts in October. Wall Street plummets amid concerns surrounding

Investment

India’s next leg of rally: Quant MF predicts new all-time highs, launches innovative SMID long-short fund

The NFO closes on November 7, 2025. The note explains that the fund aims to bridge an important gap in the market by combining small-

Forex

Govt won’t curb F&O trading, but will push risk awareness: FM

Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government cannot restrain retailers from trading in Futures and Options (F&O), but will definitely create awareness

Commodities

Investors weigh valuations and data gaps as markets cool

Michael Dehal, senior portfolio manager at Raymond James, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the outlook on Canadian and U.S. markets. North American markets are pausing

Forex

Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in Affirm Holdings – Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM)

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Affirm Holdings. Our analysis of options history for Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) revealed 55 unusual trades. Delving