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Scott Bessent fired a currency bazooka, but global finance still looks like a 'giant Jenga tower' propped up by a Japanese yen that's in deep trouble

"Now traders are watching the 'yen carry trade,' where cheap yen borrowing funds bets on higher-yielding assets worldwide, and wondering if it’s about to blow up."

Fortune

The U.S. Backs Japan's Yen After Decades. Here's What's Really at Stake for Investors.

The yen had been under intense pressure in recent weeks, falling as low as 163.73 against the dollar before recovering to around 157.57 after authorities stepped into the market.

International Business Times

America's 'weird' and 'unwise' intervention in the Japanese yen: 'The last thing you want is to give markets any kind of reason to ask questions'

Why did the Treasury sell euros to buy yen and come to the rescue of the flailing Japanese currency?

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Top Iranian officials admitted to the supreme leader that the U.S. naval blockade was crushing the economy, report says, as Trump eyes reimposing it

"Ultimately, both sides need a deal soon given domestic vulnerabilities: looming U.S. midterms, Iran's economic and political fragilities."

Fortune

The yen is quietly crashing as Japan’s debt crisis bleeds into currency markets, and efforts to halt the slide are 'doomed to fail,' economist says

"There’ll come a point when markets will just ignore intervention."

Fortune

The contrarian view for Fed rate cuts: Payrolls will weaken, inflation will plunge, and Kevin Warsh was 'largely performative' in his hawkishness

"He had to sound hawkish to draw a clear line between himself and the White House."

Fortune

Wall Street may have solved a nagging mystery in global oil markets as doomsday scenarios have yet to arrive

China has quietly emerged as the global oil market's stealthy swing consumer, potentially holding off doomsday a while longer.

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U.S. naval blockade on Iran will trigger a currency devaluation spiral and hyperinflation, potentially ending the war more quickly, analyst says

“Leaning on this money machine sends the economy into a tailspin, giving the mullahs much needed motivation to negotiate in earnest.”

Fortune

Here’s how a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could work. ‘This is a big task, and it’s a big gamble’

“It puts economic pressure on Tehran without destroying the oil facilities, which you should want to preserve into the future.”

Fortune

As Trump eyes climactic battle for Hormuz, he could give Iran a 'taste of their own medicine' with a naval blockade that implodes the economy

"That might open up the Strait of Hormuz a lot faster than anything else."

Fortune

Investors are buying America again with no other choice

The dollar has risen in value against other currencies since the Iran war began.

Axios

Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great, but the U.S. needs a stable currency as national debt heads toward $40 trillion, former Fed president says

"And when you have that much debt, I think stability of the currency probably trumps exports."

Fortune

Silver prices continue soaring as debt fears and geopolitical tensions send precious metals to fresh record highs

So far this year, silver has spiked 169%, platinum has shot up 172%, and palladium has soared 124%.

Fortune

After a 20% Drop, Are Gold And Silver Miners Finally Cheap?

Gold and silver miners are taking a breather after an explosive 2025 rally, and the sharp pullback has retail traders and institutional investors alike wondering whether this is just a healthy correction — or the end of the road.

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Don't Call It A Bubble: Why Gold's Rally Has Deep, Structural Support

After a dazzling rally that pushed gold prices to a record $4,378 per ounce earlier this month, the yellow metal has dipped back to $4,100—to some, a warning sign, but to others, a setup for what could be the next leg in a powerful, fundamentally driven uptrend.

Fortune

China’s rare earth controls can ‘forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,’ former White House advisor warns

“They can do this because they diligently built industrial capacity no one else had the fortitude to build.”

Benzinga

Wall Street Expects Trump's 'Massive' Tariff Hike Threat Against China To Hurt US More, Says Expert: 'Dollar Is Not Looking Healthy'

President Donald Trump's "massive" tariff hike threat against China on Friday is seen as hurting the U.S. more.

Fortune

Markets expect Trump's latest China tariffs will backfire as gold jumps and the dollar 'is not looking healthy'

"This is now the second instance where markets are trading tariffs as backfiring on the US, not on the rest of the world."

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Markets have been acting 'super weird' lately. Just look at gold prices vs. the dollar and bonds

"The fact that the 30-year Treasury yield didn’t fall immediately is weird and worrying. It took very weak payrolls to finally do that."

Benzinga

Dollar 'Fall Is Over' Says Expert As USD Has Been 'Unchanged' For 5 Months Amid Negative Consensus

Despite a prevailing “Dollar negative” sentiment among market analysts, the U.S. Dollar Index has remained remarkably stable for the past five months, leading one prominent expert to declare, “the Dollar fall is over.” This assertion challenges the consensus view, which often overlooks periods of consolidation in favor of narrative-driven predictions.

Fortune

Trump could trigger a financial crisis in Russia—if he wants to—but has backed off from his threat of ‘very severe consequences’

“Trump can squeeze the Russians; he seems to forget that the United States holds the cards, not Moscow.”

Fortune

You’re welcome, world: U.S. tariffs may cool inflation for the rest of the global economy

“We doubt that U.S. tariffs will significantly affect inflation in the rest of the world, but if anything, the effect could be mildly disinflationary.”

International Business Times

Trump Targets Tariff Evasion, With Eye On China

As the United States ramps up tariffs on major trading partners globally, President Donald Trump is also disrupting strategies that could be used -- by Chinese companies or others -- to circumvent them.

Fortune

'US exceptionalism roars back' as markets defy doomsayers and draw record foreign inflows after panic over Trump tariffs

"The hurdle for the US to experience genuine capital flight is high and certainly wasn’t breached in April."

International Business Times

US Targets Attempts To Dodge Trump Tariffs With China In Crosshairs

As President Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries.

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