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Treasury Weighs Tapping Near-$1 Trillion Cash Account to Fund Bigger Long‑Term Bond Buybacks

Drawing on the Treasury General Account would give the department ready cash to finance expanded purchases of 10‑ to 30‑year Treasuries.

Japan Faces Record FY2027 Interest Bill as Budget Requests Top ¥130 Trillion

China Opens Applications for 800 Billion Yuan Policy Financing Tool

Court-Ordered $166 Billion Tariff Refunds Flow to Importers as Retailers Report Billions

UK Records Unexpected July Deficit That Narrows Chancellor’s Fiscal Room

Madison Warns Narrow AI Rally Is Risky, Cites Keysight as a Winner

Jamie Dimon Tells Chancellor Higher Bank Taxes Could Push Jobs and Investment Out of the UK

Musk-Linked Awards Push S&P 500 CEO Pay Dramatically Higher

Fitch Affirms U.S. Sovereign Rating at AA+

Economist Swallows Fly on Live CNN During Jobs Discussion

Chris Rabb’s Fox Interview Focuses Attention on Abolishing ICE and Recasting Policing

California Billionaire Tax Deepens Democratic and Labor Split

LDP Endorses Takaichi’s Two-Year Cut of Food Consumption Tax to 1%

UK Labour Market Splits as AI Roles and Pay Surge

U.S. Labor Costs Rise More Than Forecast, Keeping Fed’s Path Unclear

Grocery Prices Have Reset Higher After Seven-Year, 33% Surge

U.S. Grocery Prices Surge to Highest Level in About 50 Years

Senate-Linked Watchdog Flags Worsening Finances at Several Federal State Firms

Pakistan Raises Rs239.3 Billion in First Short-Term Hybrid Sukuk Auction

Trump Accounts See Millions of Sign‑Ups as Some Parents Report Weeks‑Long Delays