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Why Japan Is Struggling to Stop the Yen’s DeclineThe Japanese yen has resumed its slide over the past two weeks, surrendering ground it gained after the United States and Japan spent tens of billions of dollars to prop up the currency languishing near four-decade lows. The yen briefly strengthened to 155 per dollar intraday aft
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Ranked: The Largest Oil Supply Disruptions in HistoryWars, revolutions, embargoes, and chokepoint disruptions have repeatedly removed millions of barrels of oil per day from global markets, putting pressure on prices and energy security. This visualization compares seven major oil supply disruptions, measured in millions of barrels
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Iran’s Economy Is Buckling Under the Weight of WarEvery week, the shopping lists of Iranians become shorter as inflation soars and purchasing power plunges. “As things disappear from the dining table, fruit goes first, then dairy products, then anything considered non-essential,” a woman in the Iranian capital, Tehran, said in a
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US business inventories stable in JuneBusiness inventories in the United States remained largely unchanged in June compared to May, according to a report by the Census Bureau published on Friday. The inventories were estimated at $2,740.2 billion. Compared to June 2025, business inventories grew by 3%. The combined v
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US consumer confidence cools in AugustThe Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States contracted by 7.6% on a monthly basis to 51.0 points in August, according to the preliminary report published by the University of Michigan on Friday. On an annual basis, the figure is seen to have decreased by 12.4%. The Current
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U.S. Retail Sales Chill in JulyAfter splurging last quarter, American consumers pulled back in July. Retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.6%, and not just due to a reversal at auto dealers and service stations. Excluding the latter two categories, sales slipped 0.2%, while the control measure that is used to estim
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US retail sales down by 0.6% in JulyRetail and food services sales in the United States observed a monthly decline of 0.6% to reach $763.6 billion, the Census Bureau said in its preliminary report published on Friday. Year-on-year, the figure jumped by 5%. Total sales in the three months ending July increased by 6.
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USD Trades Heavier and Look for North America to Follow SuitTomorrow is the 55th anniversary of the end of Bretton Woods. R.I.P. It was an economic agreement, pegging the dollar to gold and the other currencies to the dollar, and establishing the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Ultimately, however, it was political in nat
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USD Trades Heavier and Look for North America to Follow SuitTomorrow is the 55th anniversary of the end of Bretton Woods. R.I.P. It was an economic agreement, pegging the dollar to gold and the other currencies to the dollar, and establishing the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Ultimately, however, it was political in nat
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How a niche copper trade became a real-time gauge of Trump’s next tariff moveOne specialist arbitrage trade on a metal commodity is evolving into a real-time gauge of U.S. tariff risk. Copper — seen as a broader economic barometer, with the industrial metal a key component in construction, electronics and transportation — has been on a tear for more than
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USD/JPY: Buyers Target 160 Yen Breakout as Carry Trade DominatesThe US dollar continues to find buyers on dips against the Japanese yen despite recent intervention. The US dollar has fallen initially during trading on Thursday again, but just like we've seen over the last several days, buyers are willing to come in and test the Bank of Japan
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China's July new bank loans slip into contraction for second time this yearChina's total new yuan loans figure shrank by 340 billion yuan (HK$395.62 billion) in July, marking the second contraction this year after April as the economy struggles with weak credit demand, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the People's Bank of Chin
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