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Global News Headline, Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*
Thursday, 18 September 2025
*South Africa*
• Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 7%
*Canada*
• Business Barometer Rises in September
*United States*
• Philadelphia Factory Activity Rebounds More than Anticipated
• Import Prices Rise the Most in 7 Months
• Fed meeting recap: Fed Chair Powell calls quarter-point trim a ‘risk management cut’
• American Express unveils refreshed Platinum card with $895 annual fee, upping the ante in luxury cards
*United Kingdom*
• 10-Year Yield Inches Lower after BoE
• Bank of England holds rates steady, with a further 2025 cut hanging in the balance
*Bulgaria*
• Current Account Surplus Narrows in July
*Eurozone*
• Construction Output Accelerates in July
*Taiwan*
• M2 Money Supply Jumps 4.76% YoY in August
*Poland*
• Producer Deflation Softest in 5-Months
• Employment Declines as Expected
• Industrial Output Exceeds Forecasts
*France & Italy*
• French Bond Yields Slip, Narrow Gap with Italy Amid Debt Concerns
• Italian Bond Yields Ease as Markets Assess Fed Cut
*Slovakia*
• Current Account Deficit Narrows in July
*Indonesia*
• Plans to Raise Budget Deficit to 2.68% in FY 2026
*China*
• Drops Antitrust Probe into Google Amid U.S. Trade Talks
• Injects Liquidity via Reverse Repo, Rate Unchanged at 1.4%
• Defense minister urges greater unity to avoid ‘law of the jungle’
*Netherlands*
• Jobless Rate Rises in August
*Australia*
• 10-Year Yield Falls to 6-Week Low After Jobs Data
*Europe (Markets)*
• European stocks rise as monetary policy holds spotlight; Zealand Pharma gains 7%
*United States & Technology*
• Intel surges 24% as Nvidia to invest $5 billion in chipmaker, co-develop data center and PC chips
*Japan*
• Stocks hit fresh record amid mixed trading in Asia after Fed cut rates as expected
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