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'Pile On' Real Yields, Enduring Environment: Wrzesniewsky

Gargi Chaudhuri, chief investment and portfolio strategist, Americas at BlackRock, and Matt Wrzesniewsky, head of fixed income client portfolio management at Vanguard, join Emily Graffeo on "Real Yield." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Forex Today: US Dollar holds steady ahead of US Retail Sales

The US Dollar (USD) has softened with the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipping back below the 100.00 mark after Thursday's lower-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) data and a higher-than-expected weekly Jobless Claims print trimmed bets on further Federal Reserve (Fed) tightening.

Solar Surpasses Wind In Global Electricity Generation For The First Time

In 2007, nearly two decades ago, I wrote an article called “The Future Is Solar.” At the time, my argument was largely based on efficiency.

  • Solar surpassed wind as the top global electricity source in 2025.
  • Solar's share grew 30.1%, nearly three times wind's 8.2% growth.
  • China led solar production with 1,173 TWh, followed by the U.S. and India.

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