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WTI falls to near $89.00 as Middle East oil shipments recover

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price loses ground after posting modest gains in the previous day, trading around $89.10 per barrel during Asian hours on Thursday. Crude oil prices declined as investors weighed signs …

Gold’s September Selloff Shows the Cost of Higher Real Rates

Gold prices have more than doubled since late 2023, repeatedly hitting all-time highs in a sustained rally. The precious metal outperformed major equity benchmarks in 2025 with an eye-popping 65% return,1 its strongest …

Two Measures of Inflation: August 2026

The July 2026 AIER Business Conditions Monthly (BCM) shows a sharp reversal in forward-looking conditions, even as measures of current and trailing activity improved. The Leading Indicator fell to 42 from 88 in June, wi…

The Cushion Beneath the Volatility

Indian banks are once again asking the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for regulatory relief on losses arising from their investment portfolios. Lenders want permission to spread their mark-to-market (MTM) losses across the…

Dogecoin Is Getting Apps as DogeOS Opens Its Public Testnet

DogeOS opened the public testnet for its Dogecoin application layer on Wednesday, per its press release. A testnet is a trial version of a network, where developers test apps before real money is involved.