Asia FX tepid amid reduced Fed cut bets; Japanese yen gains on strong Q2 GDP

As shown on the XNG/USD chart, today, the price of natural gas fell below $2.16 for the first time since 8 August. Bearish sentiment is being driven by the fact that: → This is the last week of summer. Gas consumption typically decreases in mid-September as the use of air conditioning declines; → Gas storage…

On Friday, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said it had fined Spartan Capital Securities, LLC $115,000 for delays in responding to FINRA Rule 8210 requests.  The company is said to have failed to respond in a timely manner to multiple requests for information. The fines stem from three separate incidents between June 2021 and…

Fed's Powell says dollar swap lines remain important tool Source link

USD: Short rates are on the move As we noted in our Federal Reserve review, the dollar initially rallied on the release of the new FOMC statement but then sold off when Chair Jerome Powell seemingly deliberately adopted a new script that a September rate cut ‘could be on the table’. That phrase – together with…

By Nolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York  Two years after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, families of the victims filed suit against Binance, a major cryptocurrency platform that has been plagued by scandals. In a Nov. 24, 2025, filing by representatives of more than 300 victims and family members,…