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OpenAI mandatory AI testing push splits Trump order

OpenAI mandatory AI testing would go beyond Trump's voluntary order, exposing a policy split around frontier-model risk and oversight.

By Tomás Iglesias
Economy

Brazil tariff 2026: Trump proposes 25% levy on goods

Brazil tariff 2026 proposal would add a 25% levy on many imports, reviving trade-war risk for inflation and supply chains.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

Brazil tariff 2026: Trump proposes 25% duty on goods

Brazil tariff 2026 risk widened after Trump proposed a 25% duty on many imports, setting July deadlines for comments and hearings.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

Fed independence in focus as Powell warns on credibility

Fed independence is back in focus after Jerome Powell warned political removals would damage credibility and market trust.

By Helena Brandt
Deals

SpaceX Wins $4.16B Golden Dome Satellite Contract From US Space Force

SpaceX secured a $4.16 billion US Space Force contract to build missile-tracking satellites for President Trump's Golden Dome defense shield, bringing its total Space Force awards this week to $6.45 billion — a revenue transformation that reshapes the IPO calculus days before the company's blockbuster market debut.

By Naomi Voss
Banking

Bank charters draw crypto firms, automakers under Trump

Bank charters are drawing crypto firms, fintech lenders and automakers as Trump eases oversight, widening the race for deposits and loans.

By Naomi Voss
Economy

Grocery inflation 2026: El Niño, Iran hit food costs

Grocery inflation 2026 is shifting from energy shock to supermarket squeeze as food-at-home prices rise 2.9 per cent.

By Helena Brandt
Regulation

Trump backs CFTC in prediction-market fight with Minnesota

Trump backed the CFTC's claim to oversee prediction markets as Minnesota fights to treat the contracts more like gambling products.

By Tomás Iglesias
Commodities

Oil prices mixed as U.S. strikes cloud Iran peace talks

Oil prices mixed after U.S. strikes hit Iranian targets, complicating bets on a Hormuz reopening that had been easing crude and shipping fears.

By Reza Najjar
Economy

US consumer spending squeeze grows as tax refunds fade

US consumer spending squeeze is set to deepen as tax refunds run out, gas stays above $4.50 a gallon and lower-income households lean on credit.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

Asia energy shock is turning into a currency and growth test

Asia energy shock is pushing oil-importing economies into weaker currencies, higher inflation and tougher subsidy choices as growth slows.

By Helena Brandt
Regulation

Prediction markets reshaped the CFTC under Trump

Prediction markets are reshaping the CFTC, turning a fight over state bans into a broader test of who gets to define and police event contracts.

By Tomás Iglesias
Commodities

Iran deal could reopen Hormuz and ease oil pressure

Trump's claim that an Iran deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz gives oil traders a clearer test of whether sanctions relief and tanker access can pull the war premium out of crude.

By Reza Najjar
Economy

Hormuz reopening nears as Iran offers uranium concession

Hormuz reopening moved closer after Iran signaled it could surrender enriched uranium for sanctions relief under a 60-day framework.

By Helena Brandt
Analysis

AI IPO valuations face fresh risk after Trump's order retreat

AI IPO valuations face fresh risk after Trump killed a draft review order, forcing investors to rethink governance, pricing and policy discounts.

By Sloane Carrington
Regulation

Fed payment-account plan opens limited clearing access

Fed payment-account proposal would let eligible nonbanks clear and settle on Fed rails without credit, interest or discount-window access.

By Tomás Iglesias
Economy

US debt interest bill rises as Iran war lifts yields

US debt interest costs are rising as Iran-war-driven Treasury yields add about $8bn this fiscal year and push mortgage rates back toward 7%.

By Sloane Carrington
Commodities

U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension nears as Hormuz may reopen

U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension talks point to a 60-day deal and phased Hormuz reopening, giving oil and tanker markets a new de-escalation signal.

By Reza Najjar
Economy

The quiet tariff-refund race eases cost pressure

Tariff refunds are giving US companies a quiet margin boost, slowing some price hikes even as executives avoid advertising the windfall.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

US-China trade gap keeps tariffs in play after APEC

APEC showed the US and China still far apart on trade, leaving tariff and supply-chain disputes in play for inflation and markets.

By Helena Brandt
Markets

Trump’s 3,711 trades point to indexing, not stock picking

Trump stock trades point to direct indexing: thousands of tickets, Russell 3000 overlap and fuzzy disclosures leave the real mechanism partly hidden.

By Sloane Carrington
Economy

Kevin Warsh takes Fed chair as inflation clouds rate cuts

Kevin Warsh took over as Federal Reserve chair on Friday as sticky inflation and higher Treasury yields kept traders skeptical of quick rate cuts.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

Trump returns from China to hotter inflation and higher yields

U.S. inflation is reasserting itself as Trump returns from Beijing, lifting Treasury yields, mortgage costs and pressure on Kevin Warsh's Fed.

By Helena Brandt
Economy

Why bond traders think Warsh’s Fed could hike before it cuts

Warsh Fed rate hike bets are building as swaps, 2-year yields and sticky inflation push traders to doubt any near-term move toward cuts.

By Helena Brandt
Regulation

WLFI token slides 6% after Warren urges SEC probe

WLFI token fell 6.16 per cent after Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the SEC to investigate the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial project.

By Tomás Iglesias