Citi Says Japan Has Yen Defense Tools Beyond Treasury Sales

Aug 4, 2026 | Markets

Japan has alternative tools to defend the yen without liquidating its more than $1.1 trillion US Treasury portfolio, according to Citigroup Inc. Authorities can draw on the Federal Reserve’s Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility, Citi...

Treasuries Climb to Start Week on Oil, Bessent’s Yen Pledge

Aug 3, 2026 | Markets

Treasuries are starting the week on an optimistic note, buoyed by tumbling oil prices and assurances that tens of billions of dollars in Japanese currency interventions won’t be funded from sales of US government debt. The rise on Monday pushed the yields on 10-year...

Robinhood Private Company Fund to Back Y Combinator Startups

Aug 3, 2026 | Markets

Robinhood Markets Inc. kicked off formal marketing of its second publicly traded closed-end fund, which will focus on investing in private companies that have participated in startup accelerator Y Combinator’s programs. Robinhood Ventures Fund II is offering 7.6...

Japan’s Use of Fed Repo May Ease Pressure on Treasury Market

Aug 3, 2026 | Markets

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s championing of a Federal Reserve facility Japan can use to boost the yen comes with the benefit of protecting the US bond market from excess sales. The Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility enables overseas...