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		<title>Drop in Price of Oil Sends Dollar Lower and Equities Higher</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/09/drop-in-price-of-oil-sends-dollar-lower-and-equities-higher/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(114) In weekend interviews aired on CNN and 60 Minutes, U.S. President confirmed that peace negotiations are continuing and that so long as that&#8217;s the case, a resumption of air strikes on Iran is &#8220;highly unlikely.&#8221; In response, the prices and West Intermediate and Brent crude oil are down so far today by 3.0% and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Next Week&#8217;s Menu: November 7-13, 2026</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/06/next-weeks-menu-november-7-13-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Central Banks: Interest rate policies will be reviewed in Peru and Romania. Governor Bailey and chief economist Pill of the Bank of England and Goolsbee, Hammack, Williams and Daly of the Federal Reserve will be speaking publicly. Holiday and Events: France will be observing Armistice Day on November 11, the 108th anniversary of the end [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bank of Mexico Cuts Interest Rate Unexpectedly</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/06/bank-of-mexico-cuts-interest-rate-unexpectedly/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Other central bank interest rate announcements since Tuesday had revealed increases in the U.K., Sweden, Australia, Armenia, Czech Republic and Moldova, as well as decisions to leave rates steady in Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Norway and Brazil. However, from the Bank of Mexico late yesterday came unexpected and contrary news of a 25-basis point reduction in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Highly Volatile Financial Markets in Wake of U.S. Election Shock</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/06/highly-volatile-financial-markets-in-wake-of-u-s-election-shock/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Investors are groping to make sense of how the Republican Party&#8217;s broad and deep election losses might actually impact U.S. macro-economic, regulatory and foreign policies in the remaining two years of President Trump second term. It would be totally out of character for the president to capitulate, and it&#8217;s not clear that Democratic lawmakers will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Central Bank Rate Hikes at the Czech National Bank and National Bank of Moldova</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/05/central-bank-rate-hikes-at-the-czech-national-bank-and-national-bank-of-moldova/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The CNB 2-week repo rate had been at a cyclical low of 3.5% for 13 months until an initial 25-basis point hike this past June, and a second 25-basis point increase was authorized today, bringing the rate up to 4.0% and matching its end-2024 level. The National Bank Moldova&#8216;s policy interest rate bottomed briefly at [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>British Central Bank Hike</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/05/british-central-bank-hike/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By a vote of 8-1, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England authorized a 25-basis point increase of the policy Bank Rate to 4.0%, marking the first hike August 2023. The rate had thereafter remained at 5.75% until an easing cycle that began in August 2024 and culminated at 3.75% after a 25-basis [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Partial Rebound in Oil Prices and Several Central Bank Decisions</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/05/a-partial-rebound-in-oil-prices-and-several-central-bank-decisions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aside from a further 0.4% advance against the Israeli Shekel, net dollar movement overnight was minimal. Israel&#8217;s currency has dropped 4.1% against the U.S. currency since October 27. The Democratic congressional sweep and concerns about AI regulation depressed the South Korean Kospi index by 5.3% and Japanese Nikkei by 1.8%. Playing catch-up to Wednesday&#8217;s rallies [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swedish Riksbank&#8217;s Interest Rate Undergoes Initial Hike</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/04/swedish-riksbanks-interest-rate-undergoes-initial-hike/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Executive Board of the Swedish Riksbank engineered its first interest rate hike since September 2023 in a move that had been telegraphed earlier as likely. the rate was lifted to 25 basis points to 2.0% from a low of 1.75% maintained for the past 14 months.  A released statement considers Sweden&#8217;s monetary stance accommodative [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Broad-Based Republican Defeat Sends Equities and Gold Higher and Long-Term Interest Rates and Dollar Lower</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/04/broad-based-republican-defeat-sends-equities-and-gold-higher-and-long-term-interest-rates-and-dollar-lower/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2027 and 2028, Democrats will hold majorities in the Senate, the House of Representatives and state governorships. With a gain of seven senate seats that flipped from Republican to Democrat, the senate ratio becomes 54  Dems to 44 Reps and 2 independents who tend to caucus with the Democrats. Among declared House races, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>25-Basis Point Interest Rate Hikes in Australia and Armenia</title>
		<link>https://currencythoughts.com/2026/11/03/25-basis-point-interest-rate-hikes-in-australia-and-armenia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[larrygreenberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of Australia&#8216;s official cash rate hike of 25 basis points to 4.85% is the fifth such increase since this year&#8217;s first policy review in February, and the new rate level is at its highest level since the first week of December 2008. CPI inflation pringed at a 6-month high in September, well [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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