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U.S.-Iran Nightly Strikes and Houthi Shipping Threats Push Brent Above $90 as Tech Stocks Rally

Higher oil and disrupted shipping are raising inflation and rate risks that investors must balance against a rebound in AI and chip stocks.

Global Central Banks on Alert as Inflation Reaccelerates

Japan Signals Stealth Intervention as Yen Holds Near 40‑Year Low

Chip Rally Pulls Back as Oil Falls on U.S.–Iran Progress and Markets Eye Jobs Report

Markets Price Earlier BOJ Rate Hike as Yen Falls to Multi‑Decade Lows

ECB Holds Off on Further Hikes After June Rise to 2.25%

Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.0% in 31‑Year Move

Policy Shifts and Legal Actions Shape a Fast-Moving Day in Japan and Beyond

U.S. Cool to Iran’s Hormuz Offer as Oil Tops $110

Energy Shock Pushes ECB and BOJ Toward April Holds

U.S. Navy Starts Blockade of Ships To and From Iranian Ports After Talks Collapse

BOJ Minutes Point to Gradual Rate Hikes After Oil Shock Raises Inflation Risk

Nvidia Beat Leaves Tech Rally Uneven as Brazil’s Real Hits 21‑Month High and Yields Ease

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $70,000 After 16-Month Low, Capping a Whipsaw Week

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% in 10–2 Vote as Powell Stresses Data-Dependent Path

Gold Tops $4,900 for First Time as Safe-Haven Rush Intensifies

Japan Inflation Cools as TEPCO Pauses Reactor and New Opposition Launches

Bank of Korea Holds at 2.5% as Won Stays Under Pressure, Draws Rare U.S. Support

Peru Sol Holds Near S/3.37 on Central-Bank Support as Regional FX Shifts to Policy Moves in Mexico, Japan and Argentina

Bitcoin Holds Near $88,000 as Range Persists and On‑Chain Stress Deepens