The Trump administration has linked security guarantees for Ukraine to Kyiv ceding the Donbas region to Russia, and there’s speculation that the US and Japan could be working together to support the yen. Plus, Israel’s military announced it had retrieved the remains of the last hostage from the Gaza Strip, and Big Tech companies are on track to dominate borrowing in the US bond market.
Mentioned in this podcast:
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory
Dollar sinks to 4-month low and gold soars past $5,000 as yen leaps
Israel retrieves remains of last hostage in Gaza
Big Tech’s borrowing spree raises US bond market fears
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