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US buys yen to stop Japan from wrecking America’s bond market

Post author:Nandita Lal
Post published:4 August 2026
Post last modified:4 August 2026

Japan is the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries, and its currency – the yen – is in trouble. The yen recently hit a 40-year low against the US dollar. The US Treasury had joined Japan’s finance authorities in an intervention last week to prop up the yen. Japanese investors collectively own about $1 trillion in Treasuries – so preserving them means preserving the world’s biggest buyer of U.S. debt. Because if Tokyo dumps U.S. debt, the U.S.’s $40 trillion borrowing problem just got a whole lot more expensive. So, the US is basically just avoiding a sell-off in US Treasuries by…

China has saved the global oil market amid Trump’s war on Iran

Post author:Nandita Lal
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:9 July 2026

A prominent oil analyst has claimed that China’s dramatic reduction in crude oil imports since the US/Israel war of choice on Iran helped prevent a full-blown global energy shock. Real demand for oil plateauing in China In an interview with German DW, oil analyst Rory Johnston said: Chinese crude oil imports fell by roughly 40- 45%, roughly 5 million barrels a day from pre-war levels to the levels we saw average through June. That is gargantuan. That is a larger shift than the entirety of the world’s SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserves) releases combined. According to Reuters, since the unprovoked war on…

Billionaire Camden Market owner funds Israel’s genocidal military

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:26 June 2026
Post last modified:26 June 2026

Teddy Sagi, the billionaire owner of London’s Camden Market and of online competitions, finances Israel’s genocidal military according to a new report. Forbes estimates that Sagi’s net worth is over £7bn. Sagi’s funnelling of cash toward the colony means that the hundreds of thousands of Britons who buy prize tickets from Winvia Entertainment Group’s subsidiary brands are directly benefiting the IOF. Sagi also owns betting software firm Playtech, UK-Israeli Kape Technologies and VPN companies ExpressVPN, Cyberghost and others. His donations of hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time to Israel’s military have continued throughout Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Donations include…

Israel destroys vital fruit and veg market in West Bank

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have destroyed part of the central fruit and vegetable market in the West Bank town of Beita, South of Nablus. The market holds significant economical importance, with Palestinians from all over the West Bank coming to Beita to buy and sell produce. West Bank – Israel carries out destruction The demolition, carried out by a military bulldozer, took place on 1 June at around 2am. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/one.mp4 https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/two.mp4 Bassem Al Jaghoub is a member of Beita Village Council. He told the Canary: Maybe 35 percent of the market has been destroyed this time. Six big shops were demolished,…