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Oil Prices Swing as Iran-US Tensions Keep Weekend Risks High

Oil Prices Swing as Iran-US Tensions Keep Weekend Risks High

Brent rebounds heading into the weekend as Washington's threat of an indefinite Iran naval blockade revives supply fears. But the bullish case is under pressure from the IEA's demand contraction forecast and the largest US crude inventory build in three and a half years, leaving oil highly sensitive to every headline as geopolitics battles fundamentals.
ActivTrades | 13 days ago
Yen Nears 160 as Intervention Fades — Why Traders Are Looking to the BOJ

Yen Nears 160 as Intervention Fades — Why Traders Are Looking to the BOJ

The yen is giving back its intervention gains, creeping back toward 160 against the dollar. With the US-Japan yield gap still wide and carry trades back in force, official market action alone cannot reverse the trend. Markets now price an 80% chance of a BOJ September hike — a credible shift toward faster tightening may be the only path to a lasting yen recovery.
ActivTrades | 13 days ago