
Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite
Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.
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Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

Treasuries sold off again on Thursday, weighing down indexes. Walmart and Moderna didn't help.

Market direction is now dominated by implied volatility, option positioning, and liquidity flows rather than traditional macroeconomic data. Reading The Markets' Michael Kramer focuses on undervalued sectors like healthcare and select software stocks, believing these areas are overlooked amid index concentration.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said worries about the state of the consumer, higher oil prices, and elevated interest rates are overshadowing strong company fundamentals. "The gulf between stock prices and reality can be incredibly jarring," the "Mad Money" host said.

The case was the third of nine major personal injury cases that could expose Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to financial damages and force them to change the designs of their platforms.

PublicSquare racked up costs—and consulting fees—before shifting into fintech; a 99% stock drop.

Stephanie Roth, Chief Economist at Wolfe Research, joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." US Treasuries fell a day after the Trump administration's surprise decision to increase buybacks of longer-dated bonds, showing the move did little to counter angst about the surging government debt that pushed some yields to a 19-year high.

Esther George, Former Kansas City Fed president, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the latest moves out of the Federal Reserve, changes coming to the central bank, its role in the bond market, and more.

Meghan Robson, head of US credit strategy at BNP Paribas, and Milwood Hobbs, deputy CIO of Oaktree's Strategic Credit platform, join Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?

Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, propelled by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's move to push US bond yields lower and a high-stakes meeting President Donald Trump held with crypto industry leaders. Bloomberg's Mike McGlone joins to discuss bitcoin as well as the recent climb in oil.

Mixed results from Walmart and other retailers offered more gloom on the health of the American consumer.

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@CharlesSchwab's Adam Lynch analyzes the surge in Bitcoin brought by rhetoric from President Trump saying he wants the Clarity Act passed. As Adam mentions, the legislation faces a mid-September deadline before it is likely shelved until 2027.

Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the Treasury intervention on interest rates and how it could send stocks to new highs.

Attorney Mark Lanier joins Stuart Varney to analyze the Meta Platforms trial. A whistleblower testifies that the tech giant prioritized growth over child safety, designing addictive apps for teenagers.