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According to the global banking giant, the dollar is showing signs of softening as interest rate hikes taper off and global currencies start to regain ground. The euro, for example, is projected to hit $1.11 or higher by year-end, signaling an 8% drop in the dollar’s value.
International visitors are dialing back on U.S. travel, and the economic impact is starting to show. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, foreign tourist spending in the United States is expected to fall to $169 billion in 2025, down nearly 7% from last year.
President Trump’s decision to postpone new tariffs against the European Union relieved investors some. It caused optimism on the major indexes, with Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures all moving north. In Europe, Stoxx 600 rose on open, led by autos and industry stocks.
Loans to nonbank lenders (think hedge funds, private equity firms, and fintech credit platforms) have officially crossed $1 trillion. That’s more than double the level from five years ago.
This is what we’d call a live case study in how leadership, integrity, and politics collide at scale—something every founder will face in their own way.
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA1, citing growing concerns over the country’s fiscal health and debt trajectory.
Bitcoin, the king of cryptocurrency, just slipped below $103,000 after holding steady for a while earlier this year. This drop is a clear indication that the crypto market’s rollercoaster ride is not slowing down anytime soon.
Despite pulling in 236.45 billion yuan ($32.8 billion) in revenue last quarter, the company missed Wall Street’s target by a hair. Analysts expected 237.24 billion yuan, and that narrow miss was enough to send Alibaba’s U.S. shares down over 5% in pre-market trading.
