[CNN] Gold is set for its best year since Jimmy Carter was president
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Two-Year Bond Yield Rises After Tepid Auction Demand
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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Yuan Climbs Past 7 Per Dollar as PBOC Caves in to Bulls
[Reuters] White House orders military to focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela oil
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan’s Takaichi to Unveil Record ¥122 Trillion Budget for FY26
[Bloomberg] Ueda Signals Further Hikes With More Confidence Over Price Goal
[NYT] Trump’s Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs
[WSJ] The Economic Divide Between Big and Small Companies Is Growing
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[WSJ] China Developing Options to Threaten Taiwan With ‘Brute Force,’ Pentagon Says
[WSJ] Congress Limps Into 2026 as Trump Dominates Washington
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