A softer U.S. dollar is lifting sentiment across global financial markets, encouraging investors to move into riskier assets as the week progresses. A broad decline in...
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August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
Category: Global Economy
ECB Warns of Potential AI Market Correction in New Analysis
The European Central Bank has flagged growing risks around artificial intelligence-related asset valuations, suggesting markets may be pricing in AI’s economic benefits too optimistically. The warning...
Yen slips past 159 per dollar after Japan’s GDP underwhelms
Japan’s currency weakened past the 159-per-dollar mark after the country’s latest growth figures fell short of expectations, reinforcing doubts about the strength of the Japanese economy...
Bank of Japan Weighs Rate Path as Decades-Long Deflation Era Fades
Japan’s central bank faces a defining policy challenge: after more than two decades of falling or stagnant prices, inflation has returned, forcing the Bank of Japan...