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Created: 2025-07-18 03:09:45 UTC

💵 Dollar Heads for Second Weekly Gain; Bitcoin Nears $120K Amid U.S. Strength, Japan Uncertainty

The U.S. dollar is on track for its second straight weekly gain, buoyed by strong retail sales, lower jobless claims, and sticky inflation, reinforcing views that the Fed can delay rate cuts. 

The dollar index held at 98.456, up XXXX% this week, though still down XXX% YTD due to earlier selloffs triggered by Trump’s fiscal policies and Fed criticism. The yen weakened ahead of Japan’s elections, where the ruling coalition may lose majority, stirring policy and trade uncertainties. 

Meanwhile, Bitcoin hovered near $120K, just off its record high, bolstered by Congress passing a stablecoin framework.

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