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The Japanese Yen sits still while Tokyo calls it undervalued

Finance Minister Katayama said on Tuesday that an undervalued Yen is generally a problem, and that she and US Treasury Secretary Bessent agreed on a September 25 call to strengthen their cooperation. She added that Japa…

The New Zealand Dollar breaks lower after Australia's rate hike

Australia's fourth rate hike of 2026 sent the Australian Dollar lower on Tuesday, and NZD/USD closed below 0.5650 for the first time in its slide. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate to 4.60%, the h…

Cboe's New S&P Deal Opens the Door to Tokenized Options

Cboe Global Markets and S&P Dow Jones Indices are exploring whether to bring options contracts on-chain, tucking a tokenization ambition into a 25-year extension of their decades-old licensing partnership.

Gold Market Faces a Rate Test After Losing Its Fed Cut Premium

Bias: Gold futures remain trapped in a short-term trading range near the psychologically important $4,000 level. The better risk-to-reward currently appears on the bullish side, but only if buyers first reclaim the tigh…

Shell approves C$33 billion LNG Canada expansion

As tankers sat at anchor outside the Strait of Hormuz and Qatar's LNG facilities burned in the opening days of March 2026, Asia's structural dependence on Gulf oil and gas was exposed — in real time, at full scale. The …

Avoid the International Value Trap With ICPY’s Insider Focus

Despite the fact that international equities have picked up steam over the past year and a half or so, they are still largely trading at noticeable valuation discounts compared to U.S. stocks. That sentence alone should…

How to Prepare for Decumulation in Retirement

Investors see information about retirement almost every day. From TV commercials advertising advice to mail and even social media posts, the spectre of retirement is almost inescapable. The reality of it, however, is mu…

BlackRock Files for ETF Share Classes on Five Mutual Funds

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) wants to give investors a new way to own five of its active mutual funds: as ETFs. Key Takeaways: Five BlackRock active mutual funds holding nearly $55 billion in combined assets could soon gain ET…