Market Overview
Week's main events (September 15 – September 19)
2025.09.15
A week of central bank meetings and inflation data ahead
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Oil continues to get more expensive. The Japanese Nikkei index has reached a new all-time high
2025.09.15
WTI crude oil prices rose more than 1.5% on Friday. Ukrainian strikes temporarily halted operations at Primorsk, Russia's main oil-handling port in the Baltic, and hit three pumping stations that supp...
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US stock indices hit new all-time highs, and silver reached its strongest point since 2011
2025.09.12
The August Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed that consumer prices increased by 0.4% month-over-month, exceeding expectations, but the annual rate held at 2.9%, in line with projections. Signs o...
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Oil prices continue to rise amid a geopolitical risk premium. The Australian dollar has risen to a 10-month high
2025.09.11
The Australian dollar rose to around $0.662 on Thursday, nearing its highest level since early last November, driven by an improved risk appetite amid growing bets on a Fed rate cut. The commodity-lin...
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The French Parliament has passed a vote of no-confidence in the Prime Minister. Russia is attacking Poland, and Israel is attacking Hamas in the capital of Qatar
2025.09.10
Russian strike drones have invaded Polish airspace, threatening cities approximately 40-50 miles from the Ukrainian border. Airports in Warsaw, Lublin, and Rzeszow were closed due to the attack. Polan...
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Hong Kong stocks rose to a 4-year high. The announced production hike from OPEC+ was smaller than analysts had projected
2025.09.09
WTI crude oil prices rose 2% on Monday, climbing above the $63 per barrel mark and recovering from a three-day slide. The gains came as OPEC+ announced a smaller-than-expected production increase and...
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Global markets end the week on a mixed note
2025.09.08
Vietnam's annual inflation rate rose to 3.24% in August 2025, up from a three-month low of 3.19% in July. Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes volatile items, declined to a four-month low of 3.25...
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Week's main events (September 08 – September 12)
2025.09.08
The main narrative this week is inflation and central bank rhetoric
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Trump is reducing tariffs on Japanese cars from 27.5% to 15%. Oil inventories continue to rise, slowing demand
2025.09.05
According to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, the United States will cut tariffs on imported Japanese automobiles to 15% by the end of the month. This move formalizes a...
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OPEC+ considers a production increase. The Bank of Japan is still ready to continue raising interest rates
2025.09.04
Reports indicate that the OPEC+ group is considering an increase in oil production at its meeting this coming weekend, surprising markets that had largely expected production levels to be maintained....
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