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Japan posts first current account deficit in nearly 1-1/2 years

TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Japan recorded a current account deficit in June ‌for the first time in 17 ‌months, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as ​robust investment in domestic markets from overseas inve…

Is Clarity's delay a blessing in disguise?: State of Crypto

Senate Majority Leader John announced late last Thursday that the Senate would not hold even a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the August recess, dimming the chances that the bill can beco…

What happens when the Strait reopens? Key factors to watch

“Let the oil flow!” With those words on Sunday evening, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had reached an agreement to end the war with Iran after more than one hundred days and open the Strait o…

China’s producer inflation eases in July, below expectations

The PBoC will announce China's benchmark lending rates on Monday, after keeping them unchanged for 12 consecutive months, with the 1-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.00% and the 5-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.50%. The rates are u…

How coordinated currency buying interventions work

The French presidency of the G7 has been remarkably effective at reviving the policy discussion around global imbalances and international economic policy coordination after more than a decade of complete neglect by the…