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Hedge Funds Bet BOJ to Lift Yen, JGB Yields With Hawkish Hints

A growing number of hedge funds are positioning for potential hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan as the Iran …

SNB Is About to Reveal Its Resolve on Franc Strength

The Swiss National Bank’s determination to cap gains in the franc will draw the spotlight in a decision that is …

China’s OpenClaw Stocks Rise as Nvidia’s Huang Calls It the Next ChatGPT

Chinese shares related to OpenClaw jumped, buoyed by bullish comments from Nvidia Corp.’s chief on the potential of artificial intelligence …

Iran could escalate attacks on the Gulf’s energy sector

Analysts warn Tehran’s ability to prolong disruption to oil and gas flows ‘still has a way to go’

Trump has broken it. Now he owns it

Continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens the movement of gas and fertilisers as well as oil

Banks prepare to offload $18bn in debt tied to EA take-private deal

Blockbuster junk bond and loan offering will test investor appetite at a time of heightened nerves over AI disruptions

Microsoft weighs legal action over $50bn Amazon-OpenAI cloud deal

Rift deepens as start-up tests limits of Microsoft’s exclusive rights to host its models

Iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’

Containers are being dropped off at far-flung ports while freight rates have soared

The sum of all fears for Lebanon

Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive

Europe’s airlines eye opportunities from Iran war fallout

With services of dominant Gulf rivals disrupted, there is a brief window to provide direct flights that avoid the region’s …

Texas makes its pitch to lure corporate America to ‘Y’all Street’

The Lone Star State seeks to form an economic fiefdom that harbours little patience for ‘woke’ coastal infirmities

Private credit’s game of footsie is getting riskier

Stronger guardrails are needed before these funds seep into the $9tn US retirement market