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Donald Trump lands in Alaska ahead of Putin meeting

United States (US) President Donald Trump has landed in Alaska, as he gears up for his sit-down meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskiy is not in attendance.According to market rumors, President Trump is prepared to offer Russia…

AUD/JPY languishes near weekly low, above mid-95.00s amid notable JPY strength

AUD/JPY attracts sellers for the third straight day on Friday amid a broadly stronger JPY.Japan’s upbeat Q2 GDP reaffirms BoJ rate hike bets and provides a goodish lift to the JPY.The risk-on mood could cap the safe-haven JPY and lend support to the risk-sensitive Aussie.The AUD/JPY cross maintains its offered tone through the first half of the European session on Friday and remains well within striking distance of a one-week low touched the previous day.…

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States raise taxes on rich to plug budget gaps and offset federal cuts

Blue states around the U.S. are planning tax hikes on wealthy residents to bring in additional revenue through a variety of proposals, including one state’s so-called “Taylor Swift tax.” The moves come after the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress,…

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Buffett revives UnitedHealth, giving stock best week since 2009

Warren Buffett is helping revive shares of beleaguered UnitedHealthcare Group after taking a $1.6 billion stake in the company, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UnitedHealth shares clocked the largest one-day percent increase since March 2020, as tracked by Dow Jones Market Data Group. It was on…

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