Finance

President Donald Trump stated that a new agreement with Vladimir Putin will bring substantial shipments of Russian diesel into domestic and international markets. To facilitate the deal and ease high inflation pressures, the U.S. Treasury Department quickly authorized a temporary general license to pause existing sanctions on these fuel imports.

The 10-year Treasury yield hovered around 5.24%, holding steady below the multi-decade high it touched earlier in the week. Simultaneously, crude oil benchmarks like West Texas Intermediate and Brent experienced minor pullbacks following geopolitical updates and fresh supply announcements.

Cryptocurrency markets demonstrated resilience, with Bitcoin recovering toward the $82,500 threshold after finding firm support. Digital asset investors are closely tracking incoming macroeconomic data while responding to international developments, including new crypto ETF rules in Thailand.