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Bond yields could affect your big purchases. What are they and what should you do?Bond yields are rising sharply around the world, with some government borrowing costs reaching levels not seen in years. The increase is putting upward pressure on fixed mortgage rates and auto loans — and could affect other longer-term borrowing costs. So, what exactly are bond
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U.S. envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Ukraine war peace pushU.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine. Kushner and Witkoff traveled from Moscow, where they held three h
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Trump: Canada’s currency imbalance with US will be ‘no longer’President Trump said Sunday the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar “imbalance” is “unacceptable,” two days before Canadian tariffs will go into effect on a slew of American goods. “Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It h
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Australian Dollar Outlook: AUD/USD Eyes May High Ahead of US CPIA hot Nonfarm Payrolls report saw traders reprice the potential for a September Fed hike, making this week’s CPI and PPI figures all the more important. Fed funds futures are now back above a 60% probability of a 25bp hike in two weeks, after 162k jobs were added compared with th
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Global forex shifts: Yen carry trade unwinds amid policy divergenceThe global foreign exchange market is currently navigating significant macro-structural shifts, driven primarily by divergent central bank monetary policies, persistent inflationary pressures, and targeted government market interventions. These dynamics, particularly regarding in
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The long war comes with economic risks for PutinI am often asked about the resilience of the Russian economy over four and a half years into the war in Ukraine, and despite Western sanctions. And therein it is fair to say that earlier dire warnings of the collapse of the Russian economy have failed to come to fruition. Indeed,
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USD/JPY Weekly Outlook: CPI Takes Centre Stage After Payrolls Revive Fed Hike BetsUSD/JPY suffered its largest weekly loss since late July as we entered September, hit by relatively dovish remarks from senior Fed officials and possible intervention from the Bank of Japan on behalf of the Japanese government. However, an unusually strong August payrolls report
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US Energy Chief Says Navy to Defend Hormuz Until Iran Backs DownUS Navy escorts that are helping tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz are essential to sustaining crude flows through the waterway, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday, suggesting they won't end anytime soon. "We're getting a lot of ships through, but of course it requires th
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Treasury yields face 4.8% test as fiscal risks threaten to spill into other assetsTreasury yields face a key test at 4.8%, with a sustained move above that level potentially creating “meaningful problems” for other asset classes, according to Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak + Co. “We remain concerned about the Treasury market…as rising fisc
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Japan's August foreign reserves post largest-ever drop after record interventionJapan's foreign reserves posted their biggest-ever drop in August, government data showed on Monday, after Tokyo launched another round of record dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention to stem persistent weakness in its currency. The reserves stood at $1.208 trillion at the end
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Average house price edged down in August as market remains subduedUK house prices fell slightly in August, down -0.2% over the month following a similar decline in July. The average property now costs £298,468, marking the first annual fall in house prices since November 2023 . Despite that, prices are still marginally up (+0.2%) since the star
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German production in July 2026: -1.1% on the previous monthProduction in industry in real terms (price adjusted) was down 1.1% in July 2026 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The less volatile three-month on three-month comparison sho
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