
Why it mattersPrince Harry and Meghan Markle

Why it mattersPrince Harry and Meghan Markle

Why it mattersPresident Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.

Why it mattersThe security situation in Hormuz remains contested but the U.S. is helping oil get through the strait.

Why it mattersVance said "what has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have."

Why it mattersAnthropic is poised to debut on the stock market at a time when the public is increasingly upset about data centers and is fearful about AI taking jobs.

Why it mattersJapan's rising headline inflation signals persistent cost pressures from energy even as core inflation stabilizes, affecting the Bank of Japan's policy outlook and broader Asia-Pacific economic momentum.
Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

Why it mattersJapan's intervention to strengthen its currency is inadvertently creating conditions for the high-risk carry trade to resume, potentially undermining the Bank of Japan's broader economic objectives and testing whether cu…
Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving investors a better opportunity to put the carry trade back on.