Tokyo, November 18, 2025 – Japanese authorities are under renewed pressure to address a weakening yen, which has fallen about 5% against the U.S. dollar since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling party’s leadership race on October 4. The yen was trading around 155 per dollar on Tuesday, stoking concerns over rising import costs

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Paris/Frankfurt, November 18, 2025 – German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) announced plans to integrate stablecoins issued by French banking giant Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) into its settlement and custody business, marking a major step toward mainstream adoption of blockchain-based financial assets. Societe Generale’s crypto division, SG-FORGE, has developed both dollar-backed and euro-backed public stablecoins,

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London, November 18, 2025 – The Bank of England has increased the deposit guarantee for British savers to £120,000 ($158,000), up 40% from the previous £85,000 limit, the central bank announced on Tuesday. The move aims to bolster public confidence in the safety of personal savings amid persistently high inflation. The deposit protection is administered

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November 14, 2025 – Global equity fund inflows slowed sharply in the week ending November 12, reflecting growing investor caution amid elevated technology stock valuations and concerns over softening U.S. labour market conditions. According to LSEG Lipper data, investors purchased just $4.11 billion worth of equity funds during the week, a significant drop from $22.27

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New York, November 14, 2025 – U.S. equity funds experienced a marked slowdown in investor inflows during the week ending November 12, as market participants expressed caution over elevated stock valuations and signs of weakening labour market conditions in October. Investors purchased just $1.15 billion worth of equity funds, marking the smallest weekly net inflow

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Dubai, November 18, 2025 – Etihad Airways has placed an order for 15 Airbus A330-900 aircraft, boosting its wide-body fleet as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier targets ambitious growth goals, CEO Antonoaldo Neves announced on Tuesday at the Dubai Airshow 2025. The order includes six A330-900 aircraft to be purchased directly from Airbus (AIR.PA) and nine

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Singapore, November 17, 2025 – The derivatives arm of Singapore Exchange (SGX) (SGXL.SI) announced on Monday that it will launch bitcoin and ether perpetual futures trading on its platform, with the new contracts set to go live on November 24, 2025. The trading will be available exclusively to accredited and institutional investors, SGX confirmed in

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New York, November 17, 2025 – Retail investors in the U.S. stock market are exhibiting signs of reduced confidence in the market’s ability to rebound, according to recent data and analyst observations. This shift suggests that the individual investor-driven momentum behind recent rallies may be weakening. Individual investors have played a significant role in fueling

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Boston, November 17, 2025 – A subsidiary of Fidelity Investments has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom Inc. (AVGO.O), claiming that the technology company threatened to cut off access to critical software that underpins Fidelity’s financial systems. Fidelity warned that the termination could cause massive outages and trading disruptions unless a court intervenes. Fidelity Technology Group,

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Washington, November 18, 2025 – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) share class for 13 of its existing mutual funds, according to a notice posted on the SEC’s website late Monday. This approval removes the final regulatory hurdle for DFA, making it

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