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Stocks Hit Records on Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire as Energy Risks Linger

Markets are betting the short truce holds, with the Hormuz blockade still driving energy risk.

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

Yen Firms After Tokyo Signals It Has a Free Hand to Intervene

BOJ Lifts Rate to 0.75% as Yen Slips and Risk Assets Rally on Softer U.S. Inflation

RBNZ Cuts to 2.25% in Hawkish Move, Signaling End of Easing

Fed Set to Cut Rates Again This Week as Data Blackout Clouds Outlook

Fed Cuts Rates 25 Basis Points, Signals Two More This Year

RBNZ Cuts OCR to 3.00%, Signals Scope for Further Easing

Record Drone and Missile Barrage Pounds Kyiv, Killing Six

ECB Nears End of Rate Cuts as Russia Eases Rates for First Time Since 2022