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Japan Bankruptcies Surge To All-Time High As A Result Of Plunging Yen
Japan Bankruptcies Surge To All-Time High As A Result Of Plunging Yen
In recent months one of the more frequent questions in FX trading has been the relentless collapse in the yen, which recently sank below a 40 year low despite rate differentials stubbornly headed in the opposite direction, and is increasingly flirting with levels which on previous occasions always prompted BOJ intervention.
Among the reasons cited for the chronic weakness of the Japanese currency have been the following three:
Real short-term rates in Japan are negative, which is why Ueda has...
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"Three For Two": CENTCOM Destroys Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island After IRGC Targets US Warships
"Three For Two": CENTCOM Destroys Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island After IRGC Targets US Warships
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CENTCOM Confirms Iranian Tankers Hit Near Kharg Island
Iranian Tanker Reportedly Hit By Missiles Near Kharg Island
CENTCOM Confirms Strikes
US Central Command confirmed on X that US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships.
CENTCOM provided details:
Following Iran's failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled the IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. American forces also completely destroyed...
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Jul 30, 2026 / Tyler Durden
China Scoffs At Iran Arms Transfer Report, After Trump Pours Cold Water On Allegation
China Scoffs At Iran Arms Transfer Report, After Trump Pours Cold Water On Allegation
China has given its response on Thursday to a prior Reuters investigation which strongly alleged that Beijing is preparing to transfer up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers MANPADS to Iran.
The Reuters report was highly specific, even identifying the Hong Kong-based company that facilitated the signing of the arms deal between the Iranians and Chinese, but Beijing has rejected the report as a lie and 'groundless', saying there's no truth to it.
"China has made its position...
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Oct 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Admits Diesel US Export Ban Could Raise Gasoline Prices
Trump Admits Diesel US Export Ban Could Raise Gasoline Prices
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
A potential ban on U.S. diesel exports could have "a negative impact on gasoline," U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday, although he didn't rule out such a move from the Administration.
The President told reporters in the Oval Office that he and the Administration continue to discuss the pros and cons of a diesel export ban every day, "but it just seems that it would have a negative impact on gasoline."
Earlier this week, Goldman...
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