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He also said that data centers don't use water.

Lutnick claims that data centers, known for water consumption, 'don't use water'
thehill.com

... Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Wednesday that data centers "don't use water" despite the facilities' significant water usage raising concerns for communities that may host them.

In an interview with CNBC, Lutnick said, "One of my favorite things is when people talk about data centers using water. The No. 1 product in America that uses water is cattle."

"I mean, data centers don't use water," he added. "This is propaganda by our adversaries to try to slow us down."


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Federal judge blocks Trump's latest order limiting birthright citizenship
www.nbcnews.com

... A federal judge reinforced the constitutional right to birthright citizenship Wednesday, blocking President Donald Trump's latest executive order to limit it.

U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman wrote in a 35-page ruling that Trump's August order seeking to limit which people born in the U.S. can become American citizens "is almost certainly unconstitutional." ...


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World's unusually high U.S. dollar exposure risks fuelling selloff
financialpost.com

... Sift through the filings of pension funds and insurers around the world and one thing stands out: some of the biggest holders of United States assets have little protection against a weaker dollar, leaving the currency at risk of steeper declines if sentiment suddenly turns.

Across markets including Japan, Canada and Taiwan, these investors hedged just 41 per cent of their foreign-currency exposure as of June 30 " the lowest since at least 2015 " according to Bloomberg calculations using data from six markets where such figures are available. While not a complete picture, it offers a glimpse into how the sudden rush last year to hedge against dollar losses triggered by President Donald Trump's global tariff rollout has faded as the U.S. currency slowly stabilized.

In cutting back their hedges, investors are returning to an approach that had worked for much of the past decade. The dollar tended to rise, or at least hold up, when markets turned volatile, cushioning losses on U.S. stocks and bonds when they're converted back into investors' home currencies. And with hedging expensive, there was little incentive to pay for protection.

The risk now is that two pillars underpinning that strategy " high hedging costs and the dollar's haven status " are being challenged at the same time.

The greenback is down about 2.3 per cent this quarter and has weakened against most G10 peers as investors revive the debasement trade, the view that U.S. policies will erode the currency's value. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's moves to support the yen and contain rising U.S. yields have fuelled those concerns, as have doubts over whether Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will raise rates to curb inflation amid Trump's push for lower borrowing costs. ...


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