Macroeconomic data, trends, and policy developments.
Coverage of key economic indicators, central bank policy decisions, inflation trends, labor data, and growth signals. This category focuses on the macroeconomic forces that shape markets, interest rates, and long-term capital allocation.
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A treaty signed in Brussels on Tuesday by senior British, EU, Spanish and Gibraltar officials formalizes arrangements intended to simplify movements across the Gibraltar-Spain frontier. The agreement allows Gibraltar residents to use residence cards to enter Spain without passport stamps, permits Spanish citizens to cross with a government ID card,…
Flex said it raised $70 million in a financing round led by Halo Fund. A source close to the deal placed the company's B1 valuation at about $1.2 billion, roughly double its valuation six months earlier. The three-year-old AI finance firm has raised $180 million in equity and $300 million in debt to date and is targeting mid-sized businesses it cal…
Goldman Sachs reported a substantial rise in second-quarter profit, driven by a surge in equities trading amid geopolitical-driven volatility and a rebound in corporate deal activity. Strong performance across equities and fixed income, plus higher investment banking fees and resilient asset and wealth management revenue, combined to push quarterly…
DeepSeek has held early discussions with prospective backers about launching a new financing round that would put the company at about $71 billion pre-deal, roughly one month after completing its first major funding round that raised about $7 billion at a $52 billion valuation, the Financial Times reported. The company did not immediately respond t…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will testify before Congress on July 14 in his first appearance since assuming leadership of the U.S. central bank. While Warsh has outlined several positions during public remarks and his Senate confirmation, key questions remain on how he views labor market trajectories, his stance on the 2% inflation goal, the r…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will testify before Congress over two days as he lays out his initial thinking on monetary policy and the economy. His early actions - including task force appointments and staffing choices - have been read by some observers as creating distance from President Donald Trump, even as questions remain about whether Wa…
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will appear before House and Senate appropriations subcommittees to explain the judiciary's funding request for the next fiscal year. The court is seeking roughly $230 million - about a 10% increase - with more than $14 million earmarked to expand protective activities for justices' residence…
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told lawmakers that while the UK banking system remains resilient, the breakdown in talks and renewed attacks between the United States and Iran have elevated financial stability risks. Bailey said he had assessed the conflict risk at the lower end of the BoE’s scenario range when he voted last month in favor …
Kyrgyzstan has suspended all exports of gasoline, diesel and crude oil after supply disruptions from Russia produced acute shortages. The measure is temporary and will remain in place until domestic availability is judged sufficient. The move follows steep declines in Russian rail shipments of jet fuel and gasoline into Central Asia and Afghanistan…
Retail inflation in India eased expectations for immediate rate increases after June’s consumer price growth came in more contained than many had anticipated. Citi and ANZ revised their outlooks, citing lower projected inflation and a central bank that can afford to wait on policy moves unless core prices accelerate.
Bank of America anticipates the Bank of Canada will keep its policy rate at 2.25% at the July 15 meeting, while warning that inflation running above target could prompt a hawkish signal. The bank notes modest improvements in Canadian activity and the labour market, ongoing trade uncertainty, market pricing that favors a pause, and upside risk to ra…
U.S. stock futures opened mixed as investors weighed renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, the start of second-quarter bank earnings and a key inflation reading. Washington's export restrictions have prompted Nvidia to narrow its list of authorized Asian buyers for AI chips, while the U.S. military and administration have taken additional measures aimed at p…
U.S. stock futures showed mixed movement as investors entered a pivotal week shaped by major bank earnings, a closely watched Consumer Price Index report and congressional testimony from the new Federal Reserve chair. Heightened U.S.-Iran tensions after a fresh round of strikes and a reinstated naval blockade kept risk sentiment fragile, while tigh…
Chinese regulators have instructed certain banks not to re-discount bills at rates under 0.5%, according to people briefed on the matter. The move seeks to rein in bulk purchasing of bills that pushed re-discount rates sharply lower as banks sought alternatives to lending in a sluggish credit environment.
European stocks opened lower amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, with the STOXX 600 down 0.4% as energy prices climbed and travel names fell. Market participants examined quarterly results from companies including BP and Ericsson for signs of near-term corporate strain. Higher Brent crude and specific corporate earnings updates shaped intraday moves.
Fund manager confidence has climbed to its highest point since February, driven by optimism on economic growth, AI-related capital expenditure and the prospect of easier U.S. monetary policy, according to Bank of America’s July Global Fund Manager Survey. Cash allocations fell to an "uber-low" 3.6%, a level that triggers BofA’s contrarian sell sign…
Japan's cabinet is set to include a footnote in its final economic blueprint that cites a legal clause safeguarding the Bank of Japan's independence in setting monetary policy, TV Tokyo reported. The document will also urge the BOJ to guide policy appropriately "to achieve stable price rises," language intended to make explicit that the government …
Asian equities fell sharply and Brent crude pushed toward $85 a barrel as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to testify before Congress over two days. Markets are parsing hawkish signals from Fed officials, escalating U.S.-Iran military actions and a potential U.S. levy on ships using the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese export strength and c…
Forecasts indicate U.S. consumer inflation likely moderated in June, primarily because gasoline retreated from multi-year highs. Even with that easing, core inflation pressures and geopolitical developments leave monetary policy options open for the Federal Reserve. Economists expect the Consumer Price Index to show a 3.8% year-on-year rise for Jun…
Australian consumer sentiment posted a modest uptick in July, supported by cooling fuel costs and a deceleration in interest rate anxiety. Despite the seasonal improvement, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index remains firmly entrenched in pessimistic territory, reflecting sustained strain on household balance sheets and lingerin…
Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) alerted major financial institutions in late April that Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and similar advanced AI models could shorten the time available to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The regulator sent guidance to CTOs, CISOs and CROs, emphasized a technology-n…
The U.S. Treasury reported that large customs duty refunds linked to President Trump’s tariff program pushed the June federal budget into a $120 billion deficit, reversing a $27 billion surplus in the prior-year month. Lower receipts, higher outlays and a rise in interest payments on public debt contributed to the swing. For the fiscal year to date…
Bondholders in Senegal’s sovereign debt have initiated preliminary, informal talks about assembling an ad hoc creditor group should the government move forward with a debt rework, according to reports citing people familiar with the situation. A number of large asset managers have been involved in the conversations, which remain at a nascent stage.…
Ship movements through the Strait of Hormuz have dropped sharply over the past week after a series of attacks on commercial vessels and renewed military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran. Trade intelligence firm Kpler reports a steep decline in vessel counts on the southern (Omani) route, while more ships are moving through Iranian territorial wa…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told reporters he would treat an additional uptick in inflation as a decisive signal after several months of rising readings, while a decline in the next report would require multiple similar readings to be judged a sustained trend. He reiterated the strength and stability of labor-market indicators, warn…
