Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest $1 billion (about 6.8 billion yuan) to establish a new AI unit focused on helping customers build and deploy AI systems. AWS expects to field thousands of front‑line deployment engineers who will work closely with customers' business, R&D and security teams to deliver end‑to‑end AI solutions and help customers stand up self‑sustaining operational teams within weeks. International media note AWS is the world's largest cloud provider by revenue and the first h

A REUTERS survey found most FX strategists expect the dollar’s recent rebound to fade over coming months as falling oil eases inflation and Fed-hike expectations, though a sizable minority sees the dollar remaining strong. CFTC data show the dollar has rallied about 4% from May lows as US/Israel–Iran tensions eased and oil returned to pre-conflict levels; long-dollar positions are the largest since Jan 2025. The currency is supported by inflation well above target, a resilient US economy, elevated Treasury yields and June reports that nearly half of Fed policymakers expected further hikes this year. Interest-rate futures price in almost two hikes by year-end. In the June 26–July 1 survey, strategists largely rejected that market pricing and kept a dollar-weak median view, projecting EUR/USD about 2% higher at 1.16 by end-September, 1.17 at year-end and 1.18 in 12 months.

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