Finance

Apollo Says AI Has Yet to Pay Off for S&P 493 Companies

Corporate America outside the technology sector has yet to show any observable financial payoff from artificial intelligence, according to Apollo Global Management's chief economist....

Jakarta Tightens Anti-Manipulation Rules After Record MSCI-Driven Rout

The Jakarta Stock Exchange (IDX) is strengthening its defences against share price manipulation after the steepest two-session decline in Indonesian market history, triggered by...

Moody’s keeps France at Aa3, but its reprieve hinges on the streets

Moody's has held France at Aa3 with a negative outlook. The reprieve rests on three assumptions, two of which are beyond the government's control:...

Treasury Rally Pushes 10-Year Yield Below 5% Despite Oil Surge

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell back below 5% on Thursday in the sharpest one-day decline in recent memory, as investors sought havens. The...

French Savers Pull €5.25 Billion From Livrets in September

French savers withdrew a net €5.25 billion from regulated savings accounts in September 2026, spread across the Livret A, LDDS and LEP. A negative...

Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Settlement Initiative

The Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined BLOOM, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) initiative, as regulatory members. The stated...

Italy Busts Mafia Bank Laundering Through Crypto, Seizes $24M

Italian police have dismantled a shadow bank serving organised crime, run from a car rental company near Milan. Thirty people were arrested and 21...

ECB Hikes Deposit Rate to 2.50%, December Move Next

The European Central Bank raised all three of its key interest rates by 25 basis points on September 10, 2026, bringing the deposit facility...