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Inflation and Fed Hike Bets Weigh on Asia FX; Goldman Lifts Europe Target
Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia and Reuters report on Vietnam's delayed bond sale, a weaker yen, UK sanctions on Slavneft and French inflation at 3.7%.
What happened
Several outlets reported on inflation and energy-related developments across markets. Bloomberg reports that Vietnam has put a dollar bond sale on hold as fuel costs fan inflation.
Nikkei Asia reports that Asian currencies fell as investors described a Fed rate hike as a certainty, with the yen down near 160. The outlet attributes the move to hot inflation data and hawkish comments that pushed investors toward the greenback.
Reuters reports that the UK sanctioned Russia's Slavneft in its latest move against oil producers. Reuters also reports that Goldman Sachs raised its 12-month target for European stocks on energy price relief, and that French inflation rose to 3.7% in October, the highest since December 2023.
Context
Energy prices and inflation readings often influence central bank expectations, currency movements and the funding plans of governments and companies.
Why it matters
The reports show how inflation, energy costs and rate expectations are shaping currencies, bond issuance and equity forecasts in different regions.
Market indices
Latest close of the ETFs that track the main US indices (SPY, QQQ, DIA), from ATLAS data.
S&P 500 (SPY): 759.81 (+1.32%) · November 11
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ): 690.38 (+2.31%) · November 11
Dow Jones (DIA): 524.44 (+0.52%) · November 11
Sources
ATLAS writes its own summaries from the reporting of these outlets. Each link opens the original publisher.
- Vietnam Dollar Bond Sale on Hold as Fuel Cost Fans Inflation · Bloomberg.com · November 12, 2026
- Fed hike 'certainty' pushes Asian currencies lower with yen down near 160 · Nikkei Asia · November 12, 2026
- UK sanctions Russia's Slavneft in latest move against oil producers · Reuters · November 12, 2026
- Goldman Sachs lifts 12-month target for European stocks on energy price relief · Reuters · November 13, 2026
- French inflation rises to 3.7% in October, highest since December 2023 · Reuters · November 13, 2026
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