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Dollar hits 7-week lows, focus on rate outlook, trade talks

(Reuters) -The dollar slid on Thursday on heightened expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year and lingering uncertainty over tariff battles. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to extend a July 8 deadline for completing trade talks with countries, but added the U.S. would send out letters in coming weeks specifying the terms of trade deals to dozens of other countries, which they could then embrace or reject. His comments followed earlier remarks from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the Trump administration may offer extensions from a July trade deal deadline for countries negotiating in good faith.

Trump’s Auto Tariffs Strike at the Heart of Japan’s Economy

(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to batter Japan’s vital auto industry and derail the country’s long-standing efforts to engineer a sustainable economic recovery. Most Read from BloombergShuttered NY College Has Alumni Fighting Over Its FutureTrump’s Military Parade Has Washington Bracing for Tanks and WeaponryNYC Renters Brace for Price Hikes After Broker-Fee BanNY Long Island Rail Service Resumes After Grand Central FireDo World’s Fairs Still Matter?With the 25% US t

Oil prices ease as market assesses Middle East tension

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Thursday, reversing gains made earlier in the Asian trading session, as market participants assessed a U.S. decision to move personnel from the Middle East ahead of talks with Iran over the latter's nuclear-related activity. U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. was moving personnel because the Middle East "could be a dangerous place". Iran has said its nuclear activity is peaceful.

Gold Advances on Middle East Tensions and Trump’s Tariff Pledge

(Bloomberg) -- Gold gained for a second day on increased tensions in the Middle East, with its haven status also supported by President Donald Trump’s comments that he will inform trading partners on tariff rates within two weeks.Most Read from BloombergShuttered NY College Has Alumni Fighting Over Its FutureTrump’s Military Parade Has Washington Bracing for Tanks and WeaponryNYC Renters Brace for Price Hikes After Broker-Fee BanNY Long Island Rail Service Resumes After Grand Central FireDo Worl

US regulators push through last-minute delay to new private fund reporting rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. regulators scrambled on Wednesday to extend a deadline for new data reporting requirements for investment advisers to private funds, just one day before they were due to take effect. The rules, adopted by two U.S. markets regulators in February 2024, will require advisers to disclose more information to regulators in a bid to boost the government's ability to spot risks from private markets that have swelled in size in recent years. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended the deadline for compliance to later this year in a 3-1 vote on Wednesday, less than 24 hours before firms had to comply.

Trump Says Again He’ll Set Unilateral Tariffs in Two Weeks

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he intended to send letters to trading partners in the next one to two weeks setting unilateral tariff rates, ahead of a July 9 deadline to reimpose higher duties on dozens of economies.Most Read from BloombergShuttered NY College Has Alumni Fighting Over Its FutureTrump’s Military Parade Has Washington Bracing for Tanks and WeaponryNYC Renters Brace for Price Hikes After Broker-Fee BanNY Long Island Rail Service Resumes After Grand Central FireDo World