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Japan Has Spent Decades Preparing For An Energy Crisis. Is It Enough?
Japan’s dependence on overseas energy supplies — laid bare by an oil shock in 1973 — has shaped its policy for more than half a century.
Hedge Funds Load Up on Aussie Call Options as RBA Decision Nears
Hedge funds are ramping up bullish bets on the Australian dollar in the options markets before next week’s central bank decision.
Wild Stock-Market Swings Make South Korean Options Look Cheap
The South Korean stock market has been so turbulent in recent days that expectations for future swings pale in comparison.
Venezuela Names New Oil Minister to Lead Energy Sector Recovery
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez appointed a new hydrocarbons minister as the US guides the South American country’s oil recovery under a new energy law after President Donald Trump’s ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
Two Tankers Attacked In Iraq Waters, Oil Terminals Suspended
Two oil tankers have been attacked in Iraqi waters, according to the country’s state oil marketer, prompting the nation’s oil terminals to suspend operations.
Peru’s Presidential Frontrunner Has Just 11% Support, Poll Finds
Peru’s presidential race is wide open, with none of more than 30 candidates having strong support ahead of next month’s vote, according to a new poll.
PayPay, SoftBank Raise $879.8 Million in Payments Firm’s US IPO
PayPay Corp. and an arm of SoftBank Group Corp. raised $879.8 million in the digital payments firm’s US IPO, in the biggest listing for a Japanese company on a US stock exchange in a decade.
Soybeans in Spotlight as Trade Chiefs Prepare for Trump-Xi Meet
Soybeans are likely to be on the agenda when trade chiefs from the US and China next meet, a conversation that could shed light on when Beijing plans to resume purchases in earnest.
Yen Nears Year’s Low as Strategists See Higher Intervention Bar
The yen is hovering near its weakest level of the year against the dollar, while traders see a higher threshold for official intervention this time around.
US Launches Trade Probe Into China, EU in Trump’s Tariffs Revival
President Donald Trump’s administration started the first of several sweeping trade investigations that set the stage for new tariffs, the centerpiece of a push to replace levies struck down by the US Supreme Court.
US to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil for IEA Relief Plan
The Trump administration plans to release 172 million barrels from the US emergency oil reserve as part of the coordinated effort by nations around the world to ease surging crude and fuel prices — less than two weeks since the beginning of the Iran war.