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Michelle Bowman at a congressional hearing

Fed quiet-period scrutiny grows after Bowman's BofA dinner

Fed quiet period scrutiny intensified after Michelle Bowman spoke at a Bank of America client dinner, raising fresh private-access questions.

The United States Capitol dome under a clear sky in Washington, DC, reflecting the policy backdrop behind the Anthropic dispute.

Analysis

Trump’s Anthropic reversal trims one IPO discount, not policy risk

Oil tanker moving through a narrow shipping strait with mountains in the background

Commodities

Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

Deals

Jio Platforms files for $3.8bn in India’s biggest IPO test

Economy

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Rows of shipping containers stacked in a freight yard, reflecting cross-border North American trade.

Trump says US better off without USMCA before July review

Trump's USMCA threat before the July 1 review revives trade risk for North American manufacturers and puts a settled pact back in play.

June 17, 2026

Crypto

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Regulation

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Markets

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Yen slides past 161 as Tokyo intervention bets return

Yen slides past 161 against the dollar, putting Tokyo back on intervention watch days after the Bank of Japan raised rates to 1 per cent.

June 19, 2026

Commodities

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Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

June 19, 2026

Crude oil storage tanks at an oil terminal

China oil refiners cut output as imports plunge

June 16, 2026

Oil pumpjack equipment underscores crude-market exposure as CME tests round-the-clock WTI futures

CFTC weighs CME 24/7 oil futures block as risk rises

June 12, 2026

Oil rig at sunset — symbolic image for crude oil market coverage

Oil surges 5.1pc to $93 as US strikes Iran for second night; stock futures slide

June 10, 2026

Oil tanker moving through a narrow shipping channel, underscoring the Strait of Hormuz supply risk

Oil inventories thin out, raising Hormuz shock risk

June 7, 2026

Oil tanker moving through a narrow sea lane as Hormuz disruption complicates OPEC+ supply policy

OPEC quota hike looks symbolic as Hormuz traps oil

June 7, 2026

Deals

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Banking

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Hong Kong office towers and skyscrapers in the city's financial district

JPMorgan blocks Anthropic access for Hong Kong staff

JPMorgan blocked Anthropic access for Hong Kong staff, pushing Washington's AI curbs into bank compliance and workflow decisions in Asia.

June 18, 2026

Stocks

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Apple CEO Tim Cook smiles as he holds up an orange iPhone 17 Pro during an event at the company's headquarters

Apple price rises 2026: chip costs force product hikes

June 18, 2026

Printed circuit boards and electronics components representing AI supply-chain exposure

Kingboard’s rally says mainland money is chasing AI proxies

June 18, 2026

Server racks representing Oracle's AI data-center buildout

Oracle Q4 earnings beat, but $40B AI capex plan bites

June 11, 2026

Anthropic AI safety concept with digital lock and binary code overlay

Anthropic's Fable 5 Bets on Safety. Researchers Say It's Gone Too Far.

June 10, 2026

AI coding tools interface showing code generation

xAI Grok Build coding agent challenges Anthropic, OpenAI

June 8, 2026

Bright and modern Google Store entrance with clear glass facade in Mountain View, California.

Alphabet (GOOGL) $84.75bn AI stock raise goes live

June 5, 2026

Earnings

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Analysis

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Trump’s Anthropic reversal trims one IPO discount, not policy risk

Anthropic policy risk is easing after Trump said he no longer sees the company as a security threat, but export controls still shadow its IPO.

June 19, 2026

Fed quiet-period scrutiny grows after Bowman's BofA dinner

Trump’s Anthropic reversal trims one IPO discount, not policy risk

Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

Jio Platforms files for $3.8bn in India’s biggest IPO test

Economy

Trump says US better off without USMCA before July review

China retail sales fall 0.6% as demand gap widens

BOJ raises rates to 1% as yen carry trades face test

BOE rate hikes gain support as Iran war strains unity

Student loan forgiveness 2026: rules borrowers need

Kevin Warsh Fed meeting: 4.2% inflation test for markets

Crypto

Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETF fees set at 0.14%

Fidelity stablecoin reserve fund targets GENIUS issuers

Strategy STRC falls to $89, testing its bitcoin funding model

SpaceX IPO filing shows $5bn loss and 18,712 bitcoin

Michael Saylor Bitcoin buy tests Strategy's $11.7bn loss

Tokenized deposits: big banks race stablecoins in 2026

Regulation

Fed quiet-period scrutiny grows after Bowman's BofA dinner

Stock token trading: SEC move could reshape US markets

CME CFTC perpetual futures lawsuit tests swap rules

CLARITY Act deadline: Senate crypto bill faces July 4 squeeze

Russian shadow fleet tanker boarded by UK in 6-hour raid

Anthropic AI export controls block foreign access to top models

Zimbabwe crypto rules add $500 annual registration fee

Poland crypto veto 2026: third rejection slows EU rules

Markets

Yen slides past 161 as Tokyo intervention bets return

PBOC rate regime shift could steady China bond markets

SpaceX (SPCX) shares jump 19% as Musk reaches $1tn

Treasury yields fall as Iran deal cuts Fed hike odds

Danantara bond sale raises $1.5bn after Indonesia rout

The 2026 Mega-IPO Wave Is Forcing a Rewrite of How Stock Indexes Work

Commodities

Hormuz tanker traffic jumps, but shipping stays below prewar

China oil refiners cut output as imports plunge

CFTC weighs CME 24/7 oil futures block as risk rises

Oil surges 5.1pc to $93 as US strikes Iran for second night; stock futures slide

Oil inventories thin out, raising Hormuz shock risk

OPEC quota hike looks symbolic as Hormuz traps oil

Deals

Jio Platforms files for $3.8bn in India’s biggest IPO test

Rumble (RUM) gets €317.5m Tether loan for Northern Data

SpaceX bond deal: $20bn sale follows record IPO

Rumble Northern Data deal adds 22,000 Nvidia chips

NSE IPO filing revives India's delayed landmark listing

Why the Cursor deal matters more than SpaceX's post-IPO surge

SpaceX IPO prices at $135, raising record $75 billion

SpaceX (SPCX) IPO draws 4x demand before Nasdaq debut

Banking

JPMorgan blocks Anthropic access for Hong Kong staff

Banks are hiring chief AI officers before the job settles

China mBridge payments near $69bn in dollar-rail test

CLSA brand to vanish in 2027 as Citic tightens grip

Hong Kong accounts surge as Beijing tightens capital rules

Bank fraud charge puts Western Alliance (WAL) loans in focus

Stocks

Apple price rises 2026: chip costs force product hikes

Kingboard’s rally says mainland money is chasing AI proxies

Oracle Q4 earnings beat, but $40B AI capex plan bites

Anthropic's Fable 5 Bets on Safety. Researchers Say It's Gone Too Far.

xAI Grok Build coding agent challenges Anthropic, OpenAI

Alphabet (GOOGL) $84.75bn AI stock raise goes live

Earnings

CarMax beat on sales, but margin pressure still sank the stock

GameStop (GME) Q1 profit jumps on $2B buyback plan

India earnings rebound becomes a commodity-cost stress test

Pick n Pay break-even target moves to 2029 as costs bite

SharkNinja lifts 2026 outlook after Q1 earnings beat

Nvidia earnings: Q1 revenue $81.6bn, Q2 guide $91bn

Target (TGT) earnings: 4% sales outlook tests rebound

Lowe's beat estimates, but housing still set the verdict

Analysis

Trump’s Anthropic reversal trims one IPO discount, not policy risk

PBOC rate regime shift could steady China bond markets

Anthropic curbs are becoming an AI trade fight with US allies

OpenAI price cuts turn AI IPO race into margin test

Anthropic $35bn chip deal puts private credit in AI