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Japan Capex Data Due On Tuesday

(RTTNews) - Japan will on Tuesday release Q2 figures for capital spending, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. Capex is expected to slip 0.2 percent on year following the flat reading in the previous three months.

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NSE closes August higher as investor confidence lifts all major indices

Kenya’s equity market closed August on a positive note on Monday, August 31, 2026, with all major Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) indices posting gains as investor activity supported share prices…

  • NSE All Share Index rose 1.19% to 251.33 points in August
  • NSE 10 Share Index increased 0.99% to 2,719.98 points
  • Car & General surged 9.92% to Ksh257.50, leading gains

US stocks dip, oil prices surge on renewed hostilities

Oil prices jumped more than two percent on Monday, with the Brent international benchmark rising above US$90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war.

  • Brent oil price surpasses $90 per barrel amid US-Iran tensions
  • US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh warns of imminent rate hikes
  • Iran retaliates with missile strikes against US bases in Jordan

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