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Bank Of Japan Raises Rates To 1% For The First Time In 31 Years, Will Stop Reducing Bond Purchases As widely expected, the BoJ raised the policy rate by 25bp to "around 1%" (there was one dissent from newly appointed dovish board member Asada for a hold) taking the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 31 years as the country adjusts to sustained inflation. The 0.25% increase, which was widely expected, takes Japan to what analysts said was a critical milestone in the central bank’s effort of normalizing monetary policy...

NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Keep Nation's Largest Grid From Buckling Under Heat Dome Summary: NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Power Generation Keep PJM Alive  First Day of Heat Dome Across Mid-Atlantic; Last Through Weekend  "Set Your AC To 78F": NYC Socialist Pleads With Residents As Fragile Grid Faces Blackout Risk GridStatus' website shows the PJM Interconnection under severe peak-demand stress as heat-driven cooling loads surge across the Mid-Atlantic and eastern U.S. PJM load is near 158 GW, net load is around 142 GW, and real-time power prices are sharply rising to about $929/MWh. The fuel-mix chart shows the...

DOJ Sues States Over Alleged Failure To Turn Over Food Stamp Data Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has sued four states, accusing them of withholding crucial data on food stamp applicants. Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania refused to turn over information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would let federal officials identify fraud, Trump administration lawyers said in lawsuits filed on June 26 against the states. Officials are asking judges to enter injunctions that would force state authorities to hand over the last five years...