Concerns Mount as Dollar Sees Safe-Haven Gains and Yen Continues to Slide

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Currency Market Updates:

  • 💵 The dollar rose on safety bids after the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump
  • 📉 Market reactions to Trump’s presidency expected to include stronger U.S. dollar and higher U.S. Treasuries yields
  • 💰 Dollar is gaining as a safe-haven asset
  • 🇯🇵 Yen 0.3% lower against dollar, marking potential intervention by authorities
  • 💰 Potential for FX intervention in quiet market conditions for bigger impact
  • 📉 Yen continues to slide, prompting intervention concerns
  • 👀 Tokyo suspected of intervening to prop up yen

Robert Downey Jr.’s Impact on the MCU:

  • 🔎 Robert Downey Jr. auditioned for the role of Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four (2005) before landing the role of Tony Stark in Iron Man.
  • 🧩 Favreau praised Downey Jr. as the puzzle piece that made Iron Man work.
  • 🗣️ Downey Jr. and Favreau’s dynamic set the tone for much of the MCU’s success.
  • 🌟 Downey Jr. portrayed Iron Man in 10 movies before bowing out after Avengers: Endgame.
  • 🚫 Feige confirmed that Downey Jr.’s character’s storyline in Avengers: Endgame will be left untouched and not revisited.

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