Developing storylines
the narratives behind the headlines
- •Bessent warns currency traders not to bet against yen.
- •Speculators flipped to net long yen contracts for the first time since February on BOJ rate-hike bets.

- •Rubio's Colombia-Ecuador-Peru tour advances the 'Donroe Doctrine,' pairing earthquake reconstruction aid and security cooperation with the administration's Venezuela oil-for-security push.
- •Rubio promises security cooperation to Colombia's new president.