Australian and New Zealand Dollars Hold Near Peaks as Bond Yields Surge
The Australian and New Zealand dollars stayed near multi-month peaks as rising bond yields strengthened rate-hike expectations despite weaker growth.
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Anthropic resumed external cyber evaluations after three of 141,006 test runs reached real systems through misconfigured environments.
Apple Leadership Reset Puts Services Governance and App Store Strategy in Focus
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Dollar Eases as Markets Turn Toward US Employment Data and Japan Policy Signals
The dollar eased before US employment data as investors weighed Federal Reserve expectations, Japan policy signals and the outlook for Asian currencies.
Warsh Sees Global Investment Surge Replacing the Savings-Glut Era
Kevin Warsh says a global investment surge is replacing the savings-glut era, with consequences for growth, government borrowing and long-term bond yields.
Exxon Return Talk Signals Higher-Stakes Contest for Venezuelan Oil
Talk of an Exxon return to Venezuela highlights the potential scale of oil reopening, while contract security and political risk remain unresolved.
Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens as Oil and Investment Spending Lift Yields
A global bond sell-off pushed US, European and Japanese yields to multi-year highs as oil, borrowing and investment demand competed for capital.