Market Movements and Pharmaceutical Forecasts

 Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. 

 On today's podcast:

(1) US Treasuries are at risk of a further selloff as traders in the futures and options markets cash in on their bets for aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year.

(2) Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida sent a strong dovish signal in the wake of historic financial market volatility in Japan by pledging to refrain from hiking interest rates when the markets are unstable.

(3) UK Police forces deployed extra officers and said they were ready to arrest hundreds more far-right activists if they followed through with plans circulated online to converge on immigration centers Wednesday night.

(4) Novo Nordisk shares plummeted as sales of its blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy disappointed investors in a rare misstep for the high-flying drugmaker.

(5) Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a critical campaign stretch aimed at putting Republican Donald Trump on the defensive in key swing states as she took the stage for the first time with her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. 

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