Japan’s defense minister said the US hadn’t made a specific demand to send ships to the Middle East, following media reports that Tokyo has started to explore that possibility ahead of Takaichi’s summit with Trump this week https://t.co/nsFshGSVFW
A policy hold by the Bank of Japan this week is a foregone conclusion for most economists, but the deliberations will still be highly significant as authorities start to mull whether surging oil prices might warrant preemptive action https://t.co/6ISoQ3V6Zc
This month’s surge in oil prices and the market’s move to ratchet back expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing have generated a $10 million profit for one options bet in short-term interest rates https://t.co/pDFGfMzi1a