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Why Bessent’s Treasury operations have breathed life back into the gold trade

Gold is the reciprocal of the dollar and consensus among strategists is that Bessent’s yield curve control will have a detrimental impact on the U.S. currency

‘Treasury demand has become materially more valuation-sensitive’

Term premium trouble

Garmin Cirqa Smart Band Review: How $200 Fitness Tracker Compares to Whoop

The $200 Cirqa Smart Band looks like a Whoop tracker, but doesn’t offer the same level of health insights.

‘There is considerable tension’: My grandmother, 99, wants to cut my mother out of her will. Should I intervene?

“Grandma feels that she was pressured by my mother into taking out a $50,000 HELOC.”

Deere Narrows Profit Outlook as Farm Recovery Seen in 2027

Deere & Co. narrowed its annual profit outlook as a stabilizing agriculture sector points to a more pronounced rebound next year for farm machinery.

Iran War: Trump Says US Waging Economic Warfare | The Pulse 8/20/2026

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Jack Ma-Backed Ant’s Profit Flattened After AI, Expansion Costs

Ant Group Co. barely grew quarterly profit after the company increased investment in artificial intelligence technology for its healthcare, large language model and payment services.

Wirral families supported with cost of school uniforms

For the past 14 years, Wirral Free Uniforms for Schools (FUSS) has provided good quality school uniforms for free, as many parents struggle to afford new uniforms for the coming term.

Manulife CQS Touts Double-Digit SRT Returns in $1 Billion Pitch

Manulife CQS Investment Management is touting double-digit annual returns in a bid to encourage investors to bet on the boom in significant risk transfers.

Ant Group quarterly profits rise 1% on year

Treasury Bond Fix Could Backfire, Warns JPMorgan

JPMorgan is warning that the US Treasury's surprise move to bring down long-term borrowing costs could make things worse. Scott Bessent's Treasury said yesterday it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks. That initially sent…

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