US’ Kirby won’t rule out sending troops to rescue Gaza hostages

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby spoke on Sunday with Fox News, saying: “What I won’t do is rule anything in or out when it comes to getting our hostages home,” in response to a question asking if he would “absolutely rule out” the chance that U.S. special forces could be sent to Gaza.

Japan won’t rule out options to halt FX speculation, officials say By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. A banknote of Japanese yen is seen in this illustration picture taken June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration 2/2 By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday that authorities won’t rule out any option to clamp down on “speculative” currency moves, in a warning against a sell-off

Russia abandons budget rule in effort to save tanking rouble By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A vendor counts Russian rouble banknotes at a market in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia effectively abandoned its budget rule on Wednesday as the central bank said it would stop conducting finance ministry foreign currency purchases from Aug. 10

Fed’s Williams does not rule out possibility of rates cuts next year

Inflation is coming down as hoped Expects unemployment to rise slightly as the economy cools, personally sees unemployment rate rising above 4% next year Does not rule out possibility of lowering rates in early 2024 It all depends on the economic data Well, that’s one of the first angles by the Fed in agreeing to

MUFG wary of USD/JPY rising to 145, but rule out above 150

Comments on USD/JPY via MUFG: market is already leaning towards a weaker USD We therefore do not expect the USD/JPY to rise past 150 However, the weakening of the Yen suggests that we cannot write off another sharp move higher like the rise to 145 at the end of June. In the US, we expect