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MSCI Consults on Moving Indonesia Indexes to Standalone Market Status
MSCI Inc. on October 15, 2026 launched a consultation on a proposal to reclassify the MSCI Indonesia Indexes from Emerging Market to Standalone Market status, stating that it considers Indonesia’s continued classification as an Emerging Market no longer appropriate. The…
MSCI Freezes Index Changes for Turkish Equities Amid Trading Concerns
MSCI Inc. on October 15, 2026 implemented a freeze on certain index-related changes for Turkish equity securities, effective immediately and until further notice, stating that additional time is required to assess whether measures introduced by Turkish authorities are delivering the…
U.S. Producer Prices Rise 1.3% in September With Goods Up 2.6%
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday, October 15, 2026, that the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.3 percent in September 2026 on a seasonally adjusted basis, the largest monthly advance since a 1.7-percent rise in…
GTCR-Led Group Agrees to Buy CCC for $7.75 a Share in All-Cash Deal
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. said on October 15, 2026 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of private investment firms led by GTCR and including Elliott Investment Management L.P., in an all-cash…
U.S. CPI Rises 0.6% in September as Gasoline Lifts Annual Rate to 3.7%
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in September 2026 after rising 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Over the…
State Street Q3 Revenue Rises 13% as Custody Assets Top $59 Trillion
State Street Corporation reported third-quarter 2026 financial results on October 14, 2026, with total revenue of $4,004 million, up 12.9% from $3,545 million in the same period of 2025, and diluted earnings per share of $3.69, up 32.7% from $2.78.…
BlackRock Q3 2026 Revenue Rises 19% as Net Inflows Reach $205 Billion
BlackRock, Inc. on October 14, 2026 reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, posting third-quarter diluted earnings per share of $10.57 on a GAAP basis, up 25% from $8.43 a year earlier, and $15.93…
Bank of Japan Releases Ten-Day Accounts for October 10, 2026
The Bank of Japan released its Bank of Japan Accounts (October 10, 2026) on October 14, 2026, reporting total assets of 624,632,707,190 thousand yen as of October 10, 2026. Total liabilities and net assets were reported at the same 624,632,707,190…
ServiceNow Denies Decagon Interest and Restates M&A Stance
ServiceNow on October 13, 2026 denied any interest in acquiring Decagon, saying in a public statement that it was aware of misinformation in the market about its acquisition strategy and restating an organic-growth-first approach to M&A. “We are aware of…
IMF Global Financial Stability Report Flags AI, Yield, and Cyber Risks
The International Monetary Fund released the October 2026 Global Financial Stability Report on October 13, 2026, and officials from its Monetary and Capital Markets Department presented the findings at a press briefing during the 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.…
LSEG Confirms Talks to Acquire Octus for Approximately $3.5 Billion
London Stock Exchange Group plc confirmed on October 13, 2026 that it is in discussions with Permira regarding the purchase of credit intelligence, data and workflow provider Octus for a consideration of approximately $3.5 billion. In an announcement issued in…
AURELIUS Agrees to Acquire Nokia’s Enterprise Campus Edge Business
Nokia on October 13, 2026 announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the proposed acquisition by AURELIUS of its Enterprise Campus Edge (ECE) business. The planned transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject…
Prosus Reports Just Eat Takeaway Order Growth After 55-Month Decline
Prosus said on October 8, 2026, that orders at Just Eat Takeaway.com returned to year-on-year growth in September 2026, the first month of growth after 55 months of decline, disclosing the milestone in a group announcement and an accompanying letter…
FOMC Minutes Show Most Participants Saw Year-End Hike as Likely
The Federal Reserve on October 7, 2026, released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s September 15–16, 2026 meeting, which record a unanimous 12–0 vote to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point…
Papua New Guinea Reaches IMF Staff-Level Deal for Up to $189 Million
The Papua New Guinea authorities and International Monetary Fund staff reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies needed to complete the seventh reviews under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility and the fourth review under the Resilience…
