Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Trump Media’s trading debut this week gave Donald Trump’s biggest fans a way to show their support with their wallets, albeit in a seriously risky way that…

RBNZ Governor Orr was seen dovish, which seems to be applying pressure to the NZD. GDP and Initial Jobless Claims cushion the USD. Weak Chicago PMI figures limit the upside. Markets adjusted their expectations for a June rate cut which also adds strength to the USD. The NZD/USD is currently traded…

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Top Republican officials have begun making some of their most overt calls yet for the party to better embrace early voting and vote-by-mail options. In recent TV appearances, memos to keyed-in party officials and public statements, GOP operatives and party leaders have pushed to clear the fog of past statements by Donald Trump casting doubt and discouraging Republicans from voting any other way but on Election Day. “We’ll have early voting in Michigan for the first time. We’ll take advantage of it,” a top Republican National Committee official said on a press call Thursday. “Mail ballots are not very old in Pennsylvania. We’ll have an opportunity to grow that. Ballot harvesting in Nevada is legal under certain circumstances. We’ll take advantage…

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer officially invited President Joe Biden to testify at a public hearing as House Republicans look revive interest in their stalled impeachment inquiry into the president – even as the White House has shot…

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Consumer sentiment has rebounded sharply, but the retail “vibe-cession” is likely to linger through 2024, which isn’t all bad news. A year ago this June, the mood of the U.S. consumer was in the cellar, hitting a 70-year low, according to the widely followed University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey.…