The U.S. consumer confidence rebounded, achieving its largest gain since March 2021, as labor market conditions improved, according to data released by the Conference Board on October 29. The Consumer Confidence Index rose to 108.7 in October, marking an increase of 9.7 points from the previous m...

Crude oil prices have sharply declined, marking the largest single-day drop in nearly two years as Israel’s recent strikes on Iran avoided impacting any oil extraction facilities, thereby reducing the political risk premium associated with the Middle East. Last Saturday, Israel launched airstri...

Japan's labor market continued to show tightness in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 29. The unemployment rate fell to 2.4%, down from 2.5% in the previous month, while the job-to...

Last week, U.S. stock market sectors experienced volatility, resulting in a slight 0.03% decline in the S&P 500 Index, ending its six-week winning streak. In the bond market, better-than-expected U.S. economic data led to increases in the yields of 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds by 15.7 ...

China industrial profit continued to decline in September due to expanding deflationary pressure, according to data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on October 27. Profits for large-scale industrial enterprises fell by 27.1% year-on-year in September, down 9.3 percentage points...