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Archive: Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai. Jishnu12684 / CC0; cropped, resized and branded.The Nifty closed at 24,986.40 and the Sensex at 80,999.40, though advancing shares outnumbered decliners during Sunday’s special session.
Archive: Eccles Building, Washington, March 29, 2011. Federal Reserve Board / public domain. 24X7 News mark added.The Federal Reserve’s November 6 release shows consumer borrowing accelerated in September, led by revolving credit, after a slower August increase.
Archive: Mary Daly, San Francisco, January 5, 2025. Xuthoria / CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Resized and branded under the same license.The San Francisco Fed president said a solid job market gives policymakers room to address inflation, while uncertainty argues for a gradual approach.
Archive: Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, March 2013. Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Resized and branded.The University of Michigan’s preliminary index rose to 51.0 from 48.0, with interviews completed before Election Day.
Archive: Statistics Canada, Ottawa, August 31, 2008. Demetri1968 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Resized and branded; adaptation under the same license.Statistics Canada reported little change in October employment, while more people searched for work and youth unemployment rose to 13.7%.
Archive: Labor Department, Washington, May 1, 2026. Ajay Suresh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Resized and branded.The unemployment rate was 4.1%, while August and September payroll gains were revised up by a combined 84,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported.
Archive, June 21, 2024: Андрей Романенко / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; resized and branded by 24X7 NewsEurostat’s first estimate shows weaker non-food sales reversing August’s increase, although volumes remained above a year earlier.
October brought a 0.6% monthly decline, taking the lender’s standardized average property price to £296,285.
September’s monthly gain contrasted with a quarterly decline, while August’s previously reported increase was revised down.
Archive: Ralff Nestor Nacor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; adapted by 24X7 NewsThe statistics agency raised its second-quarter growth estimate from 2.3%, with revisions to trade, agriculture and transportation. Third-quarter figures are due November 9.
Archive: generalec / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; adapted by 24X7 NewsJapan’s September wage report showed purchasing power rising for a ninth month as nominal earnings increased 4.6%; the figures were released Friday morning in Tokyo.
Archive: Wladyslaw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; adapted by 24X7 NewsCanada renewed its five-year monetary framework, preserving a 2% inflation target and the central bank’s flexibility to respond to economic shocks.
Christopher L. Riley / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0; 24X7 News brandingThe Cleveland Fed president said policy must become restrictive to return inflation to 2%, while stressing that her view is not a committee decision.
Archive: Ajay Suresh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0; adapted by 24X7 NewsUpdated November 6: The Nasdaq rebounded 1.09% and the S&P 500 gained 0.31% Friday, but both ended the week lower; Thursday’s selloff coverage is retained below.
Initial unemployment claims dropped to 189,000 for the week ended October 31, while continuing claims rose to 1.718 million.
Archive: Michael / Wikimedia Commons, CC0The Bank of England raised Bank Rate by a quarter point in an 8–1 vote and projected inflation near 5% by mid-2027.
Mahlum / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Norway’s central bank paused after its September increase but said inflation remains too high and borrowing costs could rise again.
Archive: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0; adapted by 24X7 NewsThe KOSPI closed November 6 down 6.02% at 5,059.69 after a morning trading halt and emergency measures to ease market volatility.
Archive: Syced / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; adapted by 24X7 NewsNewly released minutes show policymakers broadly favored further tightening and debated whether inflation could require faster moves.
Archive: generalec / Wikimedia Commons, CC0; adapted by 24X7 NewsJapan’s services sector expanded for a fifth month as domestic orders strengthened, while employment growth and business confidence weakened.
Tim1965 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; adapted by 24X7 NewsThe U.S. bank regulator told examiners to focus on the consequences, autonomy and human oversight of AI use rather than treating the technology as a separate risk category.
Archive: Billie Grace Ward / Wikimedia Commons / CC0. Adapted by 24X7 News.The Dow rose 3.04%, the S&P 500 gained 1.58% and the Nasdaq advanced 1.44% as oil prices fell and investors reacted to a shift in congressional control.
Eric Vance / U.S. EPA / National Archives, public domain; adapted by 24X7 NewsCommercial petroleum inventories declined by 8.2 million barrels last week, with distillate supplies 13% below their five-year average, the EIA reported.
Loren / Wikimedia Commons, public domain; adapted by 24X7 NewsThe November refunding will raise about $28 billion in new cash, while Treasury expects to maintain most nominal coupon and floating-rate auction sizes.