Eli Lilly becomes first pharma group to join $1tn club

US stocks rebound after top Fed official signals openness to rate cut

Donald Trump says he would like Kyiv to agree to US-Russian peace plan by Thursday

Takaichi unveils $135bn stimulus to spur Japan growth

Japan approves restart of world’s biggest nuclear power plant

Foreign investors snap up Japanese government bonds as yields surge

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed Thursday as investors reacted to the delayed September labor market report that showed more jobs than expected were created in the month, while the number for August was revised lower. Accuracy of US jobs reports was already poor, with

US Jobs Report : Delayed September report shows U.S. added 119,000 jobs, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.4%. This is much more than the 50k new jobs that were estimated . It does not point to a weak US labour market and is fairly surprising in its strength. Rate cut

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Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock's flagship iShares Bitcoin Trust on Tuesday, according to data from Farside Investors, marking the fund's largest single-day withdrawal since its launch. Bitcoin , a bellwether for crypto markets, fell below $90,000 this week,

In the Indian/EM context: Fed’s cautious tone means global liquidity may tighten sooner than expected — worth watching for cross-border capital flows.

From the minutes: several participants said any further rate cuts are conditional on economic data evolving as expected — the Fed remains ‘meeting-by-meeting’.

The Fed’s internal debate is exposed in the minutes: hawks are emphasising inflation risk, doves are flagging labour-market softness. That split matters for asset-prices.

While the Fed cut rates in October, the minutes show many officials see the current policy stance as still restrictive and want more data before further moves.

Markets had been eyeing a December rate cut — but the minutes suggest the probability has fallen, given fading consensus among FOMC members.

Inflation concerns remain front-and-centre in the Fed minutes. Several participants flagged that core inflation is still too high to justify quick cuts

FOMC minutes drop: Fed officials remain deeply divided over whether to cut rates in December or hold steady. Markets are adjusting accordingly.

FOMC Minutes Reveal a Fed at a Crossroads Wednesday's release of the October FOMC meeting minutes gives us a clearer look under the hood of the Federal Reserve Board’s policy deliberations. Several key take-aways: Policymakers remain divided over the timing and size of the next

Nvidia continues to deliver one of the highest YoY revenue increases ever seen among mega-cap stocks at 62% growth. Unbelievable stuff at $50 bn plus quarterly revenue company .

Core message: Nvidia raised the bar — now the challenge is sustaining this pace into 2026.