Futures Fall, Oil Rises As Mideast Violence Flares Up

American stealth fighter jets are deploying to an airbase in southern Israel. The US is engaged in a massive military buildup in the Middle East, and President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran.  The Times of Israel reports that the F-22s were moved from the US to an airbase in Israel. The outlet notes […]

Bank Of Japan Confirms Yen Intervention, Fed Conducted 'Rate Check' Update (1645ET): Nikkei reports that market participants learned that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market by buying yen and selling dollars. Additionally, Nikkei confirmed that the US monetary authorities conducted a "rate check," a preliminary step before intervention. This indicates that Japan and the US worked together to curb the yen's depreciation. *  *  * Having collapsed to its weakest relative to the dollar in 40 years, it appears the Ministry of Finance and Bank of...

Buildings Collapse After 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Philippines; Tsunami Warnings Issued A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in Mindanao early Monday morning, triggering tsunami warnings and causing reported building collapses in the General Santos area. The quake hit at approximately 7:37 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located roughly 26 kilometers southwest of Kablalan in Sarangani Province. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the event at magnitude 7.8, while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) initially reported a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. Tsunami Warning Issued Phivolcs immediately...