An informed source said on Aug. 20 the nuclear-powered US carrier Abraham Lincoln has begun returning. The USS George Washington has already arrived in the Middle East to relieve Lincoln’s extended deployment. A US official said Lincoln remains in the US Navy Fifth Fleet operating area and has not yet left the CENTCOM area of responsibility. Lincoln was sent to the Middle East in January for operations against Iran and maritime interdiction and has been deployed for more than 250 days; recent re

Citigroup's FX strategists, led by Daniel Toban, turned short-term bearish on the US dollar, citing markets pricing a more dovish Fed, US midterm election risk and the US Treasury's expansion of repo operations in 10–30yr securities. The team cut its 3-month dollar-index forecast to 98.34 from 102.12. Citi noted Treasury Secretary Bessent's move to expand long‑term Treasury repo as a potential drag on the dollar; the dollar index hit its weakest level since May on Wednesday and traded around 98.9 on Thursday, and the team said downside risks to the dollar have increased after a recent neutral stance.

日本7月商品進口年率 27.8%，預期26.5%，前值25.40%。