Asian Currencies Steady as Rupee Hits Record Low Amid Fed Rate Cut Bets 
European Stocks Rise as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data 
IMF Deputy Dan Katz Visits China as Key Economic Review Nears 
Asian Markets Stabilize as Wall Street Rebounds and Rate Concerns Ease 
European Oil & Gas Stocks Face 2026 With Cautious Outlook Amid Valuation Pressure 
Citi Sets Bullish 2026 Target for STOXX 600 as Fiscal Support and Monetary Easing Boost Outlook 
Dollar Slides to Five-Week Low as Asian Stocks Struggle and Markets Bet on Fed Rate Cut 
Asian Markets Mixed as Fed Rate Cut Bets Grow and Japan’s Nikkei Leads Gains 
Dollar Holds Steady as Markets Shift Focus to 2026 Rate Cut Expectations 
Asian Currencies Steady as Markets Await Fed Rate Decision; Indian Rupee Hits New Record Low 
Japan’s Nikkei Drops as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data 
Spain’s Industrial Output Records Steady Growth in October Amid Revised September Figures 
Gold Prices Steady as Markets Await Key U.S. Data and Expected Fed Rate Cut 
Asian Currencies Edge Higher as Markets Look to Fed Rate Cut; Rupee Steadies Near Record Lows 
U.S. Futures Steady as Rate-Cut Bets Rise on Soft Labor Data 
Asia’s IPO Market Set for Strong Growth as China and India Drive Investor Diversification 
Oil Prices Hold Steady as Ukraine Tensions and Fed Cut Expectations Support Market 
European stocks remained flat on Tuesday as gains in defence stocks balanced losses in the technology sector, which faced pressure from escalating U.S.-China tensions over semiconductor restrictions.
The pan-European STOXX 600 inched up 0.07% as of 0816 GMT. Technology stocks were the biggest laggards, dropping 0.9%, amid reports that the U.S. plans to tighten semiconductor export restrictions on China. Semiconductor giants STMicroelectronics and ASML slid 1.4% and 1.6%, respectively, while AI-exposed stocks Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy lost 1.3% and 2.2%.
Consumer goods leader Unilever saw its shares drop 3% after announcing CEO Hein Schumacher will step down, to be replaced by CFO Fernando Fernandez.
On the other hand, the European aerospace and defence sector surged over 1%, driven by reports that Germany’s potential new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is in talks to approve €200 billion ($209.44 billion) in defence spending. German arms manufacturers Rheinmetall, Hensoldt, and Renk climbed 2.6%, 2.5%, and 6.1%, respectively.
Industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp soared 6% after its CEO confirmed plans for a shareholder meeting ahead of a warship division spin-off.
Investors remain cautious as geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty continue to drive market fluctuations.
