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In a pre-taped interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures”, US President Donald Trump expressed his concerns about his ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill and unfair Japanese auto trade.On passing the bill by his July 4 target date, he said: “I don’t know. I mean, I can’t tell you that.”“I’d like to say, yes. But the problem is if we’re two days late or five days late, everybody says, ‘Oh, you had a tremendous failure,’” he noted further.Speaking on the $9 trillion US debt that is set to mature this year,...

Despite tentative signs of improvement, the US real estate market remains trapped in a familiar dilemma: high prices and dissuasive interest rates. The latest data published on home sales, house prices and loan applications confirm one fact: activity is stabilizing, but at a historically low level, with little chance of a real recovery without a marked easing in mortgage rates.A deceptive improvement in existing home salesIn May, sales of existing homes rose by 0.8% month-on-month, reaching an annualized rate of 4.03 million transactions, according to the National Association of Realtors...

US Dollar Index depreciates, possibly driven by a technical correction.The Greenback may regain ground due to the potential threat of US direct involvement in the Middle East conflicts.Fed Chair Powell cautioned that ongoing policy uncertainty will keep the central bank on hold.The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is extending its losses for the second successive day and trading lower at around 98.70 at the time of writing. Traders will likely gauge the Fed's Monetary Policy Report, scheduled for...