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UK inflation slows to 2.6% in June as oil risk returns

UK inflation slowed to 2.6% in June as cheaper fuel and food cut headline CPI, but higher oil prices could test the Bank of England's patience.

Commodities

Copper near $14,000 as Trump tariff threat lifts U.S. premium

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Stocks

Wistron shares jump 9.7% after Texas Nvidia plant opens

Regulation

HTX wallet rotation tests UK sanctions screening, TRM says

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UK inflation slows to 2.6% in June as oil risk returns

UK inflation slowed to 2.6% in June as cheaper fuel and food cut headline CPI, but higher oil prices could test the Bank of England's patience.

July 22, 2026

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Indian rupee slips as crude rise blunts RBI inflow boost

Indian rupee recovery bets are fading as crude prices rise, offsetting $20.72 billion of RBI-backed inflows and reviving FX pressure.

July 22, 2026

Commodities

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Copper near $14,000 as Trump tariff threat lifts U.S. premium

July 22, 2026

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Brent above $90 as U.S.-Iran strikes raise inflation risk

July 20, 2026

Oil prices jump as Iran strike revives Hormuz risk

July 18, 2026

India chemical stocks rise as Hormuz disruption boosts pricing

July 17, 2026

BP, ConocoPhillips Iraq investment tests Iran's energy grip

July 17, 2026

Iron ore operations at Port Hedland in Western Australia

BHP Port Hedland strike tests iron ore flows after record output

July 16, 2026

Deals

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Banking

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Blackstone's AirTrunk loan makes AI debt harder to ignore

Blackstone AirTrunk loan talks show AI infrastructure is moving deeper into syndicated credit as banks test limits on data-center exposure.

July 22, 2026

Stocks

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Wistron shares jump 9.7% after Texas Nvidia plant opens

July 22, 2026

Stock market display illustrating volatility in SpaceX shares after the IPO

SpaceX stock below IPO price tests post-listing valuation

July 18, 2026

SpaceX (SPCX) stock falls after Starship abort

July 17, 2026

TSMC adds $100bn to U.S. spending plan, lifts Arizona bet

July 16, 2026

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ASML sales forecast raised again as AI chip demand holds

July 15, 2026

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Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire; guidance intact

July 14, 2026

Earnings

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Japan bond widow-maker trade tests global macro conviction

Japan bond widow-maker trade is back as higher JGB yields, fiscal drift and a weaker yen test whether Tokyo's market has finally changed.

July 22, 2026

UK inflation slows to 2.6% in June as oil risk returns

Copper near $14,000 as Trump tariff threat lifts U.S. premium

Wistron shares jump 9.7% after Texas Nvidia plant opens

HTX wallet rotation tests UK sanctions screening, TRM says

Economy

UK inflation slows to 2.6% in June as oil risk returns

Japan June trade data: exports jump 19.3%, imports 25.4%

Canada tariffs 2026: Trump orders 50% levy on imports

Bank of Korea raises rates to 2.75% in first hike since 2023

Brazil tariffs 2026: U.S. 25% duty widens trade risk

China GDP slows to 4.3% as Beijing faces stimulus pressure

Crypto

Worldcoin ETF filing: Grayscale pushes past bitcoin, ether

Allbridge Core exploit: protocol paused after $1.65M theft

Crypto perpetual futures draw US retail into leverage

Exodus cuts 25% of staff to fund stablecoin payments push

Lawson JPYC pilot tests yen stablecoin checkout in Tokyo

Bitcoin, ether ETF inflows return with $282m weekly gain

Regulation

Pakistan crypto investigation unit targets digital-asset crime

HTX wallet rotation tests UK sanctions screening, TRM says

Senate crypto bill nears vote after Trump ethics nod

SEC crypto mining fraud case alleges $22M scheme

Bank of England bars coal-linked bonds from key loans

C3.ai (AI) securities suit dismissed, easing one overhang

GENIUS Act stablecoin rules miss deadline, 2027 clock looms

UK jails gang behind £4m crypto police website scam

Markets

Indian rupee slips as crude rise blunts RBI inflow boost

Japan 40-year bond auction demand strongest since March 2025

South Korea won trading overhaul widens foreign access

A tougher Russia sanctions bill could test dollar trust

Truth Social API turns Trump posts into market data

Asia chip stocks fall as SoftBank slides 9.2% on AI sell-off

Commodities

Copper near $14,000 as Trump tariff threat lifts U.S. premium

Brent above $90 as U.S.-Iran strikes raise inflation risk

Oil prices jump as Iran strike revives Hormuz risk

India chemical stocks rise as Hormuz disruption boosts pricing

BP, ConocoPhillips Iraq investment tests Iran's energy grip

BHP Port Hedland strike tests iron ore flows after record output

Deals

SBI Funds IPO debut gains 6.9% as India demand holds

Tempus AI buys Personalis at $16.25, adds stock floor

Samsung Biologics to buy PolyPeptide for $1.8bn in cash

Zhongji Innolight Hong Kong IPO tests demand as shares jump

Anthropic IPO tests AI demand as SpaceX frenzy fades

Seven & i shares jump 4% on reported Zabka stake talks

British Steel nationalization puts Scunthorpe on state books

PayPal (PYPL) jumps 15% on Stripe, Advent $53bn takeover bid

Banking

Blackstone's AirTrunk loan makes AI debt harder to ignore

Stablecoins vs banks: reserves, redemptions and risk

Asia's AI trade is turning into a Wall Street bank revenue line

Bank of America names new crypto and AI leaders

BlackRock Q2 profit rises 20% as assets hit $15.3tn

UK buy now, pay later rules: what changes in 2026

Stocks

Wistron shares jump 9.7% after Texas Nvidia plant opens

SpaceX stock below IPO price tests post-listing valuation

SpaceX (SPCX) stock falls after Starship abort

TSMC adds $100bn to U.S. spending plan, lifts Arizona bet

ASML sales forecast raised again as AI chip demand holds

Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire; guidance intact

Earnings

U.S. Bancorp's BTIG quarter shows how regionals are growing

Morgan Stanley Q2 earnings: equities revenue jumps 69%

JPMorgan (JPM) Q2 earnings beat as trading revenue surges

Bank of America Q2 earnings beat, but stock slips 1%

TSMC’s June revenue surge sets the tone for AI chip earnings

Delta’s beat shows airfare pricing is still cushioning the fuel shock

Gulf earnings will show the war’s winners and losers more clearly than oil prices alone

SpaceX's IPO gives Wall Street banks an earnings tailwind

Analysis

Japan bond widow-maker trade tests global macro conviction

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 forces a rethink on AI valuations

Weak yen, Warsh's Fed and earnings put markets on edge

Anthropic puts a $19 billion price on AI's power bottleneck

OpenAI and Anthropic still look hard to float