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- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
Stellantis aims to double production at Mirafiori in 2026
The group's Europe head announces the target for the Turin plant. Stock up, but the news remains without independent confirmation for now.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
Fed raises rates to 3.75%-4%, first hike since 2023
The FOMC raised the benchmark rate by 25 basis points; however, the new "dot plot" shows strong divergences among Committee members on the path of rates over the next two years.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
Wall Street falls on eve of Fed decision, Brent slips from highs
Markets cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision: Wall Street closed lower for the second consecutive session, while in Europe the Ftse Mib rises above 51,900 points and oil retreats.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
Former Ilva, government brings unions a decree for workers and suppliers
On September 16 the government meets with unions at Palazzo Chigi with proposals on redundancy funds and income support measures, ahead of the afternoon Council of Ministers expected to pass the decree.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
As of today, September 16, the rate hike decided by the ECB on September 10 in Berlin is in force: deposit rate at 2.50%, main refinancing rate at 2.65%, marginal rate at 2.90%. The decision responds to euro area inflation which rose to 3.3% in August, the highest since September 2023 (Investing.com).
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The competition authority has opened an investigation into the operation through which Intesa Sanpaolo intends to acquire exclusive control of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena through the public offer launched on June 8 (ANSA). Single-source report, no independent confirmation available.
- Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · Analysis
Colombia sets 2027 budget at 634.9 trillion pesos
The four economic committees of the House and Senate approved on September 14 the overall amount of next year's general budget. Debate on how the resources will be allocated has yet to begin.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
Stocks down and yields up on the eve of the Fed decision: French ten-year bond at 4.46%
An update on this morning's piece about the Federal Reserve meeting: Monday's markets are pricing the rate hike at 86.7% and the ten-year OAT yield touches its highest level since autumn 2008.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
The Fed decides Wednesday amid oil tensions and inflation still above 2%
The FOMC meets on September 15 and 16: markets assign an 85.5% probability to a 25-basis-point hike. In the background, Saudi Arabia halted the East-West pipeline after a drone attack and Brent returned to near 100 dollars.
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Analysis
US inflation on the rise and yields at highest since 2023: the week leading up to the Fed
Four sessions of declines and a final rebound on Wall Street, with the August price index above expectations and the US Treasury 10-year note near its late-2023 highs. OPEC cuts crude demand estimates for the fifth time.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
Fitch affirms Italy at BBB+, debt expected to peak at 138.2% in 2026
A new story compared to the morning: the agency leaves rating and outlook unchanged, with a deficit estimated below the median of peer-rated countries and debt more than double that level. The next verdict is Moody's on September 25.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
IEA cuts crude oil demand and supply, US inflation rises on a monthly basis
The International Energy Agency's September report projects global supply of 100.7 million barrels per day in 2026. In the United States, consumer prices rose 0.4% in August.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Energy price surge hits interest rates: gas at highest in over three years, annual BOT at 2.967%
The development of the last few hours compared with the morning is not crude oil but what crude oil is moving: European gas at 80.99 euros per MWh, the American ten-year at 4.843%, the Italian auction twenty basis points above the previous month. And the American inflation data due today.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Crude oil above one hundred dollars, EIA sees inventories declining through year-end
Brent is trading between 104 and 105 dollars a barrel and American diesel is at its highest level in over five months. The EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook sets the August average at 91 dollars and forecasts 74 dollars for 2027.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Lead Story
ECB raises deposit rate to 2.50%: a firm hike, no future path
The Governing Council, meeting in Berlin, raised the three key interest rates by a quarter point. Growth forecasts revised upward for 2026 and 2027, core inflation higher, alternative scenarios built around the conflict in the Middle East.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
ECB decides today: economists' consensus points to a hike to 2.50%
Announcement at 14:15, press conference at 14:45. The market is pricing in an additional twenty-five basis points on the deposit rate, with euro area inflation having risen to 3.3% in August. The real question concerns December, and on that date market expectations and analysts' forecasts diverge.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Wall Street down 0.87% on oil price rise, ECB meeting Thursday
Update on markets since this morning: at the reopening after Labor Day the Dow Jones loses 0.87%, energy rises and the healthcare sector drops 2.24%. Analysts expect a 25 basis point hike from the ECB.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Uncertain session in Europe with Brent near $98, ECB awaited
On September 8th, European stock markets closed with little movement while oil returned close to $100 a barrel. On Thursday the ECB meeting, on Friday the US inflation figure.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Rising crude prices reach the pump: gasoline and diesel at record highs in the United States
AAA records a Labor Day gasoline price high of $4.15 per gallon and an all-time diesel high of $5.90. Asian stock markets move without a common direction.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Oil above 97 dollars, OPEC+ leaves October production unchanged
The cartel confirmed for October 2026 the same extraction levels planned for September, while Brent tops 97 dollars and gas in Amsterdam moves around 73-74 euros. European stock markets weak in a session without Wall Street.
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