Markets
Yen sinks as effect of US-Japan intervention fades
Currency gives up roughly half its gains from joint action with investors citing lack of ‘unified voice’ among central banks
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Crypto
Bitcoin steadies above $65,000 as Iran-Oman deal talk eases Hormuz concerns, lifts risk assets
BTC rose to $65,209 and Nasdaq 100 index futures gained 0.45% on reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Energy
Oil Rises Amid Growing Doubts That Strait of Hormuz Can Reopen Soon - WSJ
Oil Rises Amid Growing Doubts That Strait of Hormuz Can Reopen Soon - WSJ
macro
Fabio Panetta: Playing the long game - how should monetary policy adapt to the Great Reconfiguration?
Speech by Mr Fabio Panetta, Governor of the Bank of Italy, at the closing conference of the ESCB Research Network on "Challenges for Monetary Policy Transmission in a Changing World (ChaMP)", hosted by the Bank of Italy, Rome, 7 July 2026.
Markets
A quiet rush for gold is sweeping the globe — here's why countries are stockpiling it - Fox News
A quiet rush for gold is sweeping the globe — here's why countries are stockpiling it - Fox News
Markets
Gold’s breakout could force investors back in: Chart of the Day - Yahoo Finance
Gold’s breakout could force investors back in: Chart of the Day - Yahoo Finance
Energy
Oil Prices Rise as Iran Hardens Hormuz Demands
Crude oil prices began this week with a gain following a statement by Iran setting six demands for a peace deal with the United States and claims from the Houthis that they had struck an Aramco refinery in Jazan. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $84.24 per barrel, with West Texas I
Geopolitics
BUYER BEWARE: Mark Carney Pitches a Canada “Wealth” Fund - Funded With Government Debt - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - EnergyNow
BUYER BEWARE: Mark Carney Pitches a Canada “Wealth” Fund - Funded With Government Debt - What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - EnergyNow
macro
China’s Gold Buying Is Not Simply a Bet Against the Dollar
The standard explanation is that China is buying gold because it wants to destroy the dollar. That makes a dramatic headline, but it confuses diversification with replacement and political ambition with market reality. The People’s Bank of China increased its reported gold reserves by 640,000 fine t
Markets
Gold Holds Gain After Soft US Jobs Data Eases Rate-Hike Concerns - Bloomberg.com
Gold Holds Gain After Soft US Jobs Data Eases Rate-Hike Concerns - Bloomberg.com
Energy
Oil prices climb as Iranian demands cloud outlook for Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera
Oil prices climb as Iranian demands cloud outlook for Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera
Energy
Oil rises as uncertainty continues over reopening of Strait - Reuters
Oil rises as uncertainty continues over reopening of Strait - Reuters