Japan is offloading billions of dollars in US Treasuries as it fights to prop up its currency. New numbers from the US Treasury Department show Japan sold $22 billion in Treasury securities in May, reducing its holdings to $1.1283 trillion. The move marks the second month in a row that...

Japan Dumps $22,000,000,000 in US Treasuries in One Month As Government Mounts Billion-Dollar Battle To Prop Up Currency

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Fissures are forming in the economy just as the Fed’s long-running fight against inflation looks to be nearing its conclusion.

Inflation is easing. Now, Harris has an even bigger problem with the economy.

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Is your dream vacation abroad about to get cheaper? Or is your international investment portfolio in for a wild ride? Buckle up, folks, because some major global currencies might be headed for a...

7 International Currencies Expected To Plummet in Value by the End of 2025

The Guardian

Live coverage as investors wait for signs at Jackson Hole summit of how fast US central bank will cut interest rates starting in September

Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell says ‘the time has come’ for US interest rate cuts – as it happened

The British pound has been one of the best-performing currencies in recent weeks, driven by a good run of UK data and expectations that the Bank of England will not cut interest rates at its upcoming meeting. However, there are signs that a correction may be imminent, as the GBP/USD...

British Pound (GBP) Price Action Ideas: Sterling Set for Correction? GBP/USD, EUR/GBP and GBP/JPY

Fox Business

New research from economists finds that the Federal Reserve's actions in raising interest rates in response to surging inflation did more than rhetoric to move markets' expectations.

Fed's actions spoke louder than words to markets in fight against inflation, research finds

The Independent

UK inflation rose to 2.2 per cent in July, marking the first increase this year and increasing the chances the Bank of England keep interest rates at the same level when they meet next month.The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose from 2 per cent in June, but undershot economists’ expectations who had forecast it rising to 2.3 per cent.However, despite the smaller than anticipated inflation increase, it is still above the Bank’s target of 2 per cent and casts doubt on back-to-back interest rate cuts at September’s meeting.CPI services price inflation, which is closely monitored by the Bank, fell...

Inflation rises to 2.2% for first time this year in blow to interest rate cut next month

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. "The time has come for policy to adjust," the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed's annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: 'The time has come for policy to adjust'

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

CBS New York

Fear, long absent in financial markets as investors bet on a "soft landing" for the U.S. economy, is back in the air on Wall Street.Stocks tumbled Friday after new government data showed a steep decline in hiring in July, spurring concerns that economic activity is slowing faster than economists expected. Two hours into the session, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 984 points, or 2.4%, to 39,415. The broader S&P 500 sank 2.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost nearly 3%, fueled by disappointing quarterly earnings from bellwethers such as Amazon and Intel. Market analyst Adam Crisafulli of Vital Knowledge...

Dow plunges nearly 1,000 points amid sharp drop in U.S. hiring

Reuters

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech has turned Sept. 6 and Sept. 18 into the two most important dates for U.S. monetary policy in years, as events on both days center on the Fed's new guiding light: the unemployment rate.

Unemployment rate is now Fed's undisputed lodestar: McGeever

Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, discusses Powell's comments at Jackson Hole and U.S. market expectations.

A 25-basis-point cut by the U.S. Fed is 'all but cemented for September,' economist says

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Markets Insider

There is talk of an emergency rate cut from the Fed following Monday's market meltdown, as Japan recovered most of its losses on Tuesday.

Markets are rebounding after Monday's massive meltdown, making rate decisions harder for the Fed

Credit card charge-offs and credit card loan delinquencies continue to be at a more than 12-year high, according to the Federal Reserve’s second-quarter report. Second quarter 2024 data reveals that credit card charge-offs increased from 4.16% to 4.38%, a 12.5-year high not seen since Q4 2011. Charge-offs are continuing to increase at a fairly steep slope. With 9–12-month lag time to placements, the volume should continue to increase through at least mid-2025.

Credit Card Charge-Offs and Delinquencies Increased to More Than a 12-year High, According to Federal Reserve’s Q2 Data.

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Strong US stock market performance could limit the dollar's downside — even if the Fed is easing, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.

Powell's rate-cut signal hits the US dollar — but strong stock markets could limit the blow, says Goldman Sachs

The S&P 500 rose by 3.9% over five days as major indexes reversed the sharp sell-off earlier this month.

S&P 500 caps off its best week of the year after strong economic data

The speedy return of market confidence following a dramatic global sell-off in risky assets should be seen as a cause for concern, according to the head of asset allocation research at Goldman Sachs. The S&P 500 lost 3% on Aug. 5, notching its biggest one-day drop since 2022. Since then,...

Goldman issues warning on how quickly market confidence has recovered from an August stocks slump

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Yen shrugs as inflation BoJ core CPI dips

The Japanese yen has edged lower on Tuesday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 144.76, up 0.17% on the day at the time of...

Yen shrugs as inflation BoJ core CPI dips

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