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Washington Joins the Fight for the Yen

US and Japanese authorities have confirmed that they have jointly intervened in FX markets to support the yen. Joint intervention is rare and points to new FX activism from the US Treasury. Yet a successful turn lower i…

Taiwan: Growth stays strong as normalization begins – DBS

DBS Group Research economist Ma Tieying notes Taiwan’s 2Q GDP growth slowed to 12.9% year-on-year from 14.5% in 1Q, but remained solid on a quarterly basis. The report highlights narrowing divergence between exports and…

South Korean Exchange Bithumb Targets 2028 IPO

Bithumb has set out a three-stage path to a stock market listing in 2028, telling customers on Monday it will spend this year upgrading internal controls and preparing to switch accounting standards, then file for preli…

What Advisors Should Know About Trump Accounts

Trump Accounts are among the newest additions to the savings landscape, and while the name has generated headlines, advisors may find that the greater opportunity lies in how these accounts fit into long-term financial …

Latin America: Duration favored over carry – BNY

Geoff Yu at BNY sees Brazil and Mexico operating in a more comfortable policy environment after the Fed decision, with anchored United States (US) front-end yields supporting emerging-market duration. Yu argues that Lat…

Project Prometheus: AI Powers Nuclear Energy

Project Prometheus has been announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The project is a three-year, $60 million nuclear energy-focused initiative led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The program falls under th…

Why Are Small-Cap ETFs Outperforming?

Mega-cap tech stocks have helped large caps dominate small-cap ETF flows and performance for years. However, this year a shift is taking place. In 2026, small-cap index ETFs are outperforming their large-cap peers as th…

Federal Reserve: Data driven rate path – HSBC

HSBC strategists note that the Federal Reserve (Fed) left policy rates unchanged in July, with markets now assigning a two-thirds probability to a September hike. They stress that Chair Warsh’s data-dependent stance put…

US construction spending unexpectedly falls in June

The value of construction put in place unexpectedly fell 0.3% m/m in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,190.4 billion, the first m/m fall since October, after upwardly revised gains of 0.8% in December (…