The US dollar remained strong on Thursday, supported by rising US Treasury yields, as investors increasingly priced in the possibility of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes later this year, while global markets focused on the two-day summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi told Trump that trade talks were making progress, but warned that disagreements...

Taiwans liquefied natural gas crisis has shifted from a debate about energy diversification into a real test of the islands energy security. Taiwan relies on imports for 99% of its natural gas needs, and during 2025 around one-third of its 23.6 million tons of LNG imports came from the Gulf region mainly Qatar, which supplied roughly 8 million tons, in...

The Japanese yen fell in Asian trading on Friday against a basket of major and minor currencies, extending its losses for a fifth straight session against the US dollar and hitting its weakest level in two weeks. The currency is now on track for its biggest weekly loss since March, as investors continue favoring the US dollar as the best...

The Canadian dollar fell for a seventh straight session against its US counterpart on Thursday, marking its longest daily losing streak since January, as the gap between Canadian and US bond yields continued to widen. The Canadian dollar weakened by 0.1% to C$1.3720 per US dollar, or 72.89 US cents, after touching its weakest level since April 16 at C$1.3737...