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Economy

Aug 3, 2026, 7:19 AM

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ECONOMYCOVERAGE GAP: LEFT SOURCES ONLY08/03/26

US and Japan conducted rare joint currency intervention to prop up the weakening yen.

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸US and Japan took joint action to support the yen currency. — BBC Business, CNBC
▸Both countries indicated they would not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in future. — BBC Business, Bloomberg Markets

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Washington's intervention was motivated partly by yen weakness driving up import prices and household living costs in Japan. — Bloomberg Markets
▸Treasury Secretary Bessent pledged that Japanese currency interventions won't be funded from US government debt sales. — Bloomberg Markets

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Oil prices declined as Trump signaled he had called off a planned strike on Iran and negotiations would resume.

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Oil prices fell more than 5% after Trump said he had canceled a planned strike on Iran. — CNBC, Bloomberg Markets

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Trump said negotiations with Iran would resume Monday afternoon but did not detail who would be involved. — Fortune

ECONOMYCOVERAGE GAP: CENTER SOURCES ONLY08/03/26

Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieved the second-highest global opening weekend of all time.

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Spider-Man: Brand New Day had the second-biggest opening weekend of all time. — BBC Business, CNBC

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸The film earned $355 million in estimated domestic box office on its opening weekend. — CNBC
▸The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday. — BBC Business