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The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday, marking another landmark step in normalising monetary policy as it focuses on taming price pressures from the energy shock caused by the Iran war. The decision would mark a more aggressive approach by the BOJ in dismantling the remnants of the radical stimulus of Governor Kazuo ...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WEIGHS $300B FUND FOR IRAN IF ACCORD IS UPHELD. - FT

The deal between Iran and the U.S. to end the fighting offers reason for hope, though the impact of the jump in energy prices from the war will continue to be felt, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said Monday. “Fortunately, a ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are now in sight. There is reason to hope for peace,” Nagel said in a speech ...

The Iran deal gets signed physically on Friday. But already apparently 'electronically signed'. The proof will come from the Strait, and the beginnings of a reopening is all markets care about. President Trump has promised this from Friday onwards. Reaction so far on the rates market has been predictably muted. Well before this deal, breakeven inflation ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that the ECB had increasingly observed indirect inflation effects spreading across the economy in recent weeks. In an interview with Radio France, Lagarde said that "[¡Indirect effects of inflation, we have absolutely started to see that more or less everywhere in recent weeks." She said that ...

President Donald Trump has warned France must scrap a 3% tech “sales tax” or face 100% tariffs on U.S. imports of its wines and champagne, the NY Post reported Monday. The president issued the threat ahead of this week’s G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. “I asked [President Emmanuel Macron] not to charge American companies, and if they do, I have no ...

The US Dollar (USD) trades on the back foot against its major peers on Monday as traders trim safe-haven positions amid improving market sentiment after the United States and Iran agreed on a framework peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against a basket of six major currencies, ...

A surprising percentage of the Market Wizards blew up at some relatively early point in their careers. They were immersed in markets and aggressive in their pursuit of opportunity and their eagerness and ambition led them over their skis. What was noteworthy among these expert traders--Paul Tudor Jones in the first Wizard book is a great example--is their ...

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel to remain in security zones in Gaza and Syria, and will continue to thwart threats in the region.

Kevin Warsh will preside over his first interest rate-setting meeting as Federal Reserve chair on Wednesday, when the central bank is expected to hold rates steady. All eyes will be on Warsh as Fed watchers try to discern his views, his personal credibility, and how he will position the Fed in the current landscape. The committee is facing hotter inflation ...

*US OIL RESERVE HITS 43-YEAR LOW AS TRUMP AIMS TO TAME GAS PRICE

Financial media, academic work and analyst reports are replete with references to a multipolar international currency system, including discussions about the fate of dollar dominance and prospects for alternatives. But what is a multipolar currency system? There is no uniform definition, and this article does not seek to create one. Analysts should be ...

TRUMP ON IRAN: THE DEAL'S ALL SIGNED TRUMP: STRAIT COMPLETELY OPENED ON FRIDAY TRUMP ON IRAN: WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON

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Senior US Official: Trump and Vance signed MOU, and so did the Iranian parliamentary speaker. US Official: US-Iran MOU provides for immediate Hormuz opening. Hormuz opening takes a little bit of time. Senior U.S. official: agreement ensures prompt reopening of Strait of Hormuz and removal of U.S. sanctions on Iran US official: anticipate rise in Hormuz flow within 1-2 weeks U.S. official: Clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz will take time before it can reopen.

#Iran ’s Foreign Minister Araghchi: A meeting between heads of Iran and US negotiating teams will likely take place in Switzerland this Friday, where the Iran-US MoU is expected to be signed, followed by the first round of the following negotiations. pic.twitter.com/2GUMGLZDTJ

Fox Corp. will buy streaming giant Roku in a deal valued at $22 billion, the companies announced Monday. The deal will allow Fox to expand beyond its cable TV audience and into Roku's massive streaming user base, which includes 100 million U.S. households. Roku spun out of Netflix in 2008, with founder and CEO Anthony Wood focused on creating a streaming ...

Vice President JD Vance on Monday said after the U.S. and Iran struck a preliminary deal that there are “a lot” of details that remain to be ironed out, but he expressed confidence that America has “all the cards” in subsequent talks. The agreement reached Sunday would extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire for 60 days and set up a framework for future negotiations ...

Builder sentiment remains subdued as rising material costs, elevated mortgage rates and ongoing affordability challenges continue to strain the housing market. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 35 in June, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index ...

The US and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war for at least 60 days, prompting a big move in risk appetite as traders look ahead to a big week for central banks, including the BOJ and RBA tonight. FOREX.com's Global Head of Research Matt Weller breaks down the key news you need to know ahead of the US Open, as well as taking a look at today’s ...

The industrial production in the United States increased by 0.1% in May compared to April, according to the latest report by the Federal Reserve Board on Monday. On a yearly basis, the industrial output improved by 1.7%. Manufacturing was stable compared to April, but rose by 1.4% year-on-year, mining added 1.3% and 2%, respectively, and utilities fell by ...

Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz. They are going along the Southern “Highway,” which is totally safe, secure, and pristine. There are other areas of travel, also!!! President DJT

SpaceX shares jumped in premarket trading on Monday following its record-breaking debut last week on the Nasdaq, which marked the biggest initial public offering in history. Shares of SpaceX were around 6% higher at the start of premarket trading, hovering around the $170 mark. SpaceX jumped 19% on Friday with the stock closing at $161 after being priced at ...

After posting strong growth last month, business activity increased modestly in New York State in June, according to firms responding to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index remained positive but fell fourteen points to 5.7. New orders and shipments both moved higher, and unfilled orders increased. Delivery ...

Total manufacturing sales rose 4.2% to $77.1 billion in April, following a 3.4% increase in March. Sales rose in 17 of the 21 subsectors, led by the petroleum and coal product (+22.6%) and food (+2.9%) subsectors. Sales of primary metals (-4.6%) declined the most. Total manufacturing sales excluding petroleum and coal products were up 1.4% on a ...

Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.6% to $89.3 billion in April. Sales increased in five of the seven subsectors, representing about 60% of total wholesale sales. The largest increases came from the building material and supplies subsector (+4.3% to $12.7 billion) and the ...

The six-month trend in housing starts was virtually flat in May, with a slight increase of 0.5% to 258,010 units, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada. Actual monthly housing starts were down ...

Last Wednesday’s CPI report, while not a surprise, still showed a year-over-year inflation rate of 4.2% - higher than in any month since April, 2023. For investors, this raises a number of questions. First, is this the peak for U.S. inflation and, if it is, how fast will inflation fall from here? Second, are we looking at the right inflation rate, anyway, ...

After numerous false dawns, a deal has finally been struck. Today, we're look at how global assets have performed during the conflict, from the close before the first strikes on February 28th to last Friday's close. We'll also examine the shifts in 10-year government bond yields over the same period. The story is largely self-explanatory: a fascinating ...

The prospect of a deal between the US and Iran has bolstered risk-taking appetites today, even though the details are the agreement are not clear and Washington and Tehran seem to have different interpretations of what has been agreed. Brent and WTI are near two-month lows. Stocks and bonds have rallied. The dollar has been sold and the PBOC set the ...