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Pro-government forces in Yemen claim they have struck Houthi positions with jets and drones and repelled their advances in Marib and Taiz over the past month.
The Houthis captured territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait and are now targeting Marib, which is about 75 miles east of Sanaa, and the city of Taiz.
The Houthis captured Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014 and have since taken much of northwestern Yemen, but have not captured Marib.
The Houthis claimed Yemen's Red Sea coastline in an offensive and are now advancing toward Marib province.
Clashes were reported between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces near Marib Province.
Takahide Kiuchi stated that the Takaichi administration has been quietly restraining Bank of Japan rate hikes behind the scenes.
Takahide Kiuchi is the executive economist at Nomura Research Institute.
The yen strengthened against the dollar in the weeks before the Bank of Japan meeting.
The two most hawkish board members of the Bank of Japan are scheduled to depart in July 2027.
The Japanese yen weakened slightly on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Two Bank of Japan appointees from Ms. Takaichi voted to keep interest rates unchanged.
Japan's finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, said Scott Bessent's remarks sounded "a bit scary" when translated into Japanese.
Oil prices have recently risen above $100 a barrel due to fears of supply disruption after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at an event at Southern Methodist University that he has good insight into what the Bank of Japan will do when they jointly intervene with the yen.
Japan, which historically bought most of its oil from the Middle East, has this year turned to more expensive supplies from the U.S. and elsewhere.
Seven of the nine Bank of Japan board members voted in favor of raising interest rates.
The U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in the foreign exchange market in July 2026 to support the yen.
The two Bank of Japan board members who dissented on the rate hike were appointed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds reached a three-decade high in September 2026.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pushed the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low.