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Japan Machinery Orders in June, 2026The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 0.4% in June from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. In April-June period it increased by 11.3% compared with the previous quarter. Private-sector machinery orders, e
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US: Tariff Effects on Inflation Stabilize in Recent MonthsSince early 2025, tariffs have dominated U.S. trade policy, and they became an important driver of the persistent rise in consumer prices observed through mid-2025 and into early 2026. In an October 2025 On the Economy blog post, we examined how tariff increases on imports to the
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NZ business price indexes: June 2026 quarterIn the June 2026 quarter compared with the March 2026 quarter: • the output producers price index (PPI) rose 1.6 percent • the input PPI rose 2.9 percent • the farm expenses price index (FEPI) rose 3.8 percent • the capital goods price index (CGPI) rose 1.8 percent. charts In the
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Rates Spark: What the… is going on?We could tell a long story with numerous angles, but there is one theme that cuts through the lot – the elevation in US real yields. That's what's going on. In the past six months, practically 100% of the rise in US 10yr nominal yield has come from a rise in the real yield. Drive
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US dollar range-bound as markets price dovish Fed responseThe U.S. dollar was trading range-bound against major peers on Tuesday as markets continued pricing in a dovish response from the Federal Reserve in the wake of softer economic data. The euro eased from two-month highs of $1.161 touched on Monday and was last up 0.03 per cent at
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Gold Analysis: XAU/USD Remains Neutral Ahead of Fed MinutesAs the week unfolds, gold dynamics have been defined by prolonged consolidation. Over the last 5 sessions, XAU/USD has barely registered an average variation of 1.00%, lacking clear direction and cementing a strong neutral bias. This behavior contrasts with previous weeks, where
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Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prisonA Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental
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Maybe the economy isn't so K-shaped anymoreTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently declared that the K-shaped economy "is over." New research says he might be right. After a prolonged period of sharp divergence between higher and lower-income household spending and earning patterns — dubbed the K-shaped economy because
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What are trading assets? Definition and typesAn asset is something that has value and can be bought, sold or held as an investment. It can be a share in a company, a bond issued by a government or business, a currency, a commodity, or an index that tracks a group of companies. There is also more than one way to trade assets
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US Pending Home Sales Plunge Back Near Record Lows In JulyFollowing another disappointment in existing home sales in July, weak homebuilder sentiment, and plunging housing starts, pending home sales tumbled for the second month in a row in July (-2.3% MoM vs 0.0% exp - below thew worst forecast), dragging sales down 2.5% YoY - the bigge
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Gold’s return as monetary collateralGold is not returning to the monetary system in the form its advocates often imagine. It is unlikely to replace fiat currency, restore Bretton Woods or become the daily medium of exchange for modern economies. But it is returning in a more practical and consequential role: as res
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Bond markets from US to Japan whacked as inflation and fiscal worries take holdLong-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to nagging concerns about the fiscal pressures facing some of the world's biggest economies. Thirty-year bond yields in the Un
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