China's Q3 Growth Hits 4.5%, Led by Exports Not Shoppers
China's economy grew 4.5% in Q3, matching the floor of Beijing's 4.5-5% target, as retail sales rose just 1.1% and property investment fell 20.6%.
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China's economy grew 4.5% in Q3, matching the floor of Beijing's 4.5-5% target, as retail sales rose just 1.1% and property investment fell 20.6%.
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TSMC's third-quarter profit rose 68.7% to a record NT$763 billion, and it guided Q4 revenue to $52.3-54.3 billion, saying AI supply gaps remain large.
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US inflation hit 3.7% in September with core at 2.6%, lifting October Fed hike odds from 22% to about 37% and sending the S&P 500 down 1.1%.
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China's September exports rose 36.3% on chips and autos, lifting its nine-month surplus to $938 billion as the EU presses Beijing to rebalance trade.
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The IMF sees 3.1% global growth and 4.7% inflation in 2026, but warns the 3.4% rebound assumes Hormuz reopens by March and the AI boom holds.
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A report that OpenAI's run-rate is $50 billion, not $70 billion, hit Nvidia, Oracle and chip ETFs on Oct. 8, but counting methods explain the gap.
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Japan's 30-year bond sale drew a 3.88 bid-to-cover at a 4.11% average yield, even as the 10-year hovers near 3.1%, a level unseen since 1996.
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Minutes of the Fed's Sept. 15-16 meeting show most officials expect another hike by year-end, while markets see only about a 20% chance of one on Oct. 28.
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India's central bank raised its repo rate 25 bps to 5.50% unanimously, switched to 'calibrated tightening' and lifted its FY27 inflation forecast to 5.2%.
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Gold has fallen to about $4,110, 26% under January's record, as 5.3% Treasury yields bite, yet central banks bought 289 tonnes in Q2, a second-quarter record.
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With the Nasdaq at a record and 10-year Treasuries near 5.3%, Deutsche Bank says bonds and stocks price different worlds and cannot both be right.
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