EUR/USD
1.15085
-0.268%
Gold
4893.66
-2.247%
Oil
96.112
0.938%
USD/JPY
159.435
0.278%
GBP/USD
1.33357
-0.145%
GBP/JPY
212.620
0.193%
Real-time News
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that it conducted dozens of attacks in western and central Iran over the past 24 hours, targeting more than 200 locations belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime. The IDF continues to strike ballistic missile sites and defense systems of the Iranian terrorist regime in the west and central regions.Market news: The U.S. Congressional Police have requested a $1 billion budget for the first time, citing increasing threats to lawmakers.On March 19th, Nikkei reported that the Bank of Japans (BOJ) share of Japanese government bonds fell below 50% for the first time in three and a half years, indicating progress in the normalization of monetary policy. BOJ fund flow data shows that as of the end of 2025, the BOJ held ¥503 trillion (approximately US$3.16 trillion) of Japanese government bonds, a 10% decrease from the end of 2024. This ¥503 trillion represents 49% of outstanding government bonds. The above balance and holding percentage figures are based on market value and do not include short-term treasury discount bills. The BOJ plans to continue reducing its holdings to encourage the market to form free interest rates. The last time the BOJs share of Japanese government bonds fell below 50% was at the end of June 2022. Before the introduction of unconventional monetary easing policies in Japan, this ratio was 11.6% at the end of March 2013, before peaking at 53.9% at the end of September 2023. The share of Japanese government bonds held by public pension funds, foreign investors, and deposit-taking institutions such as banks is increasing.The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $698 million from six counterparties in its fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices both fell to intraday lows, currently down 0.8%.
