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Anniek Bao@in/anniek-yunxin-bao-460a48107/@anniekbyx

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• South Korea reported that August unemployment fell to 2.4%, the lowest level since 1999, when the data series commenced, according to Statistics Korea.
• The televised presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris is the immediate focus for investors

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Karen Gilchrist@_karengilchrist & Holly Ellyatt@HollyEllyatt

LONDON — European stocks were mixed on Tuesday, following a more positive session at the start of the week.

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Gold prices held their ground on Monday, as investors awaited the U.S. inflation report for further clues on the potential size of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut.

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Lim Hui Jie

Anniek Bao@in/anniek-yunxin-bao-460a48107/@anniekbyx

Key Points

• Asia-Pacific markets were higher on Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rebound from their worst week of the year.
• China’s exports grew 8.7% year-on-year in August and imports grew 0.5%, customs data showed on Tuesday, compared to the forecast of 6.5% and 2% in a Reuters poll.

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Lim Hui Jie & Anniek Bao@in/anniek-yunxin-bao-460a48107/@anniekbyx

Key Points

• Japan’s second-quarter GDP came in at 2.9% on an annualized basis, less than the 3.2% expected by economists polled by Reuters and the advance figure of 3.1%.
• China’s inflation rate grew 0.6% year-on-year, lower than the 0.7% expected from economists polled by Reuters. On a month-on-month basis, the CPI rose 0.4%, lower than the 0.5% expected.

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Jenni Reid

LONDON — European stocks opened lower Friday after clocking losses in four straight sessions this week.

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Gold held below a one-week high on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain, as market participants focused on U.S. jobs data that could shape the size of an expected rate cut this month.

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Lim Hui Jie

Key Points

• Japan’s household spending data for July rose 0.1% in real terms from the previous year, compared to a 1.2% rise expected from economists polled by Reuters, and a reversal compared to a 1.4% fall in June.
• Hong Kong’s markets will be shut today due to Super Typhoon Yagi.

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Jenni Reid

LONDON — European stock markets were mixed Thursday morning, continuing a negative run after closing last week at a record high.

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Gold prices slipped to their lowest level in nearly two weeks on Wednesday, extending declines to a fourth straight session as markets priced in smaller rate-cut bets for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this month.

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