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Thailand’s headline inflation up 2.82 pct in September-Xinhua

BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's headline inflation increased further in September, mainly due to rising fuel costs amid escalating Middle East tensions and higher food prices, official data showed on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.82 percent last month compared to a year earlier, accelerating from a 2.53-percent gain in August and registering the strongest reading since April, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The September figure brings inflation closer to the upper bound of the central bank's 1 percent to 3 percent target range. Core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food and energy prices, climbed 1.50 percent year on year in September, quickening from a 1.44-percent rise in the previous month. For the first nine months of 2...

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Philippine inflation rises to 7.2 pct in September-Xinhua

MANILA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' inflation climbed to 7.2 percent in September, up from 6.1 percent in August, driven by higher food, housing, and transport prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday. September inflation is significantly higher than the 1.7 percent recorded in the same month last year, according to the PSA. In the first nine months of this year, the Philippines' average inflation reached 5.4 percent, surpassing the government target of 2.0 percent to 4.0 percent. Food inflation rose to 6.7 percent in September from 4.6 percent in the previous month, contributing 2.6 percentage points. Meanwhile, inflation in housing and utilities rose to 8.4 percent from 7.9 percent, with higher rent, electricity, and cooking gas prices, contributi...

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Thailand’s stock investor confidence weakens in September-Xinhua

BANGKOK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's stock investor confidence weakened in September as international conflicts and volatility in the baht currency weighed on market sentiment, a survey showed on Tuesday. The investor confidence index, which predicts market conditions over the next three months, stood at 148.72 in September, down from 165.89 in the August survey and retreating to the "bullish" zone, according to the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO). Investor morale declined across all categories, with retail investors down 4.1 percent, proprietary investors down 11.6 percent, domestic institutional investors down 9.8 percent, and foreign investors down 12.5 percent, the FETCO said in a statement. Despite the downtrend, investors saw fund inflows as the strong...

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Australian petrol vehicle sales down 36.2 pct in September-Xinhua

CANBERRA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Petrol vehicle sales in Australia were down 36.2 percent year-on-year in September as electric vehicle sales continued to surge, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) reported on Tuesday. The report also said that diesel vehicle sales declined by 18.4 percent in September. In the same period, the FCAI said that sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids more than doubled. It said that BEVs accounted for 24.2 percent of all new vehicles sold in Australia in September, the second-highest market share on record behind the 24.9 percent reported in August. It marked the fifth consecutive month of BEVs accounting for at least 20 percent of new vehicle sales after the milestone was first achieved in May. The FCAI said that Ch...

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Britain’s services PMI at 52.1 in September-Xinhua

LONDON, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) of Britain's services sector fell to 52.1 in September, but posted a sustained rebound in business conditions during the third quarter of 2026, data from S&P Global showed Monday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UK Services PMI Business Activity Index went down from the four-month high of 52.5 in August, and stayed flat from July's 52.1, according to the company. Moderate output growth was maintained across the UK services economy in September, albeit with a loss of momentum in comparison to August, said Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, noting "subdued demand conditions and rising inflationary pressures contributed to weaker business activity expectations for the year ahead." ...

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