![The failure was the first all-day stoppage of trading since the Tokyo Stock Exchange became a fully-electronic system in 1999 [File: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/335292009.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The operator of world’s third-largest stock exchange says a hardware problem caused the full-day shutdown.
Financial Markets
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An unruly presidential debate gave little comfort to an American public reeling from a pandemic and economic woes.
![While Palantir CEO Alex Karp has acknowledged the ethical challenge of building software that 'enables more effective surveillance by the state', Palantir's prospectus touts its work helping US soldiers counter roadside bombings and fight the ISIL (ISIS) group [File: Thibault Camus/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/palantir.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The data-mining firm is known for its secretiveness and reliance on spies, police and the military as...
![Jair Bolsonaro launched his charm offensive as Brazilian markets wobbled for a second day on fears the spending spree shows he is unwilling to rein in record deficits and debt [File: Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency/AFP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/000_8QH33L.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Brazilian stocks and currency fell, while interest rates futures rose as investors viewed it as an...
![The actions of 15 traders caused losses of more than $300 million to other participants in precious metals and Treasury markets, according to court filings, leading the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to impose its biggest monetary penalty ever. [File: Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fc3ac74be2e34809b47cfb304d82815e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposed its biggest monetary penalty ever on the New York-based lender.
![Volatility is taking hold of US stock markets as the US Presidential election draws near [File: Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/empirestate.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Stocks finish in the red as investors hold off on big bets ahead of Tuesday’s US presidential debate.
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Escalating crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh sparks fears of deeper Turkish involvement.
![Gold prices have retreated since hitting a record in August [File: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/363631879.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
US dollar strength is weighing on precious metals, driving down gold prices and silver, which is now in a bear market.
![Traders wearing masks work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, United States [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/trader1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Volatility on Wall Street is rife as mixed economic news taps optimism and pessimism among investors.
![A pile of 200 Turkish lira banknotes sits on the counter of a currency exchange bureau of Istanbul, Turkey [File: Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/363927697.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Turkey’s central bank increases interest rates by 2 percentage points, lifting embattled lira off record lows.
![Share prices across most of Asia fell sharply on Thursday on concerns over the US economy [File Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/364859935.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Comments by US Federal Reserve officials suggest recovery from pandemic-led economic shock is proving to be weak.
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Several Fed officials on Wednesday said more relief aid from Congress is needed to keep the economic recovery on track.
![Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles Scharf, pictured here in March, apologises for comments he made that dismissed concerns that the banking industry was not doing enough to promote and retain diverse talent [File: Alex Brandon/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/wellsfargo.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
CEO Charles Scharf apologises for comments blaming ‘limited pool of Black talent’ for lack of diversity in recruiting.
![Some banks, like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, are predicting that gold prices could move higher [File: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/363631557.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Global stimulus, negative real interest rates and dollar weakness all helped gold rally to record highs this year.