- US Ambassador: Trump Paused Attacks On Iran To Make Space For Talk
- Trump Holds Off On Major Escalation In Iran; Advisors Raise Concerns
- New Front In US-Iran War Escalates; Houthis Fire At Saudi Oil Facilities
- Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessels In Caspian Sea; Tehran Vows Response
- US Pushes Mexico To Impose 232-Style Tariffs On Chinese Steel
- ECB Kazimir: ECB Must Hike At Least Once More To Quell Inflation
- Germany’s Business Outlook Improves Despite Iran Uncertainty
- France’s Fin Min Warns Of Economic Shock To Regions Hit By Fire
- PM Burnham: UK Must ‘Get Really Serious’ About Cutting Welfare
- Japan’s Takaichi Defends Policy As Underpinning Yen, Approval Falls
- CPC’s Black Sea Terminal Prepares To Resume Oil Loadings
- Kazakhstan’s Daily Oil Output Halves After Exporting Terminal Closure
- Nvidia In Talks With OpenAI To Guarantee $250B Financing For Data Centre
- SpaceX Launches Massive Starship Rocket In First Test Flight Since IPO
- AT&T Starts Sale Of 5-Part Euro, Sterling Bond Deal
- Vodafone Service Revenue Beats Estimates On German Growth
- AstraZeneca’s Cancer Medicines Spur Profit Growth
- HSBC Set To Offload $30B Plus Australian Loan Book To US Credit Giant
- Samsung Electronics Wins $200B Broadcom AI Chip Partnership
- CXMT Becomes Mainland China’s Most Valuable Listed Firm
Let’s get this out of the way right away: It’s highly unlikely the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when policymakers meet this week after the latest data showed inflation has slowed. Plus, the five task forces that new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh announced, to much fanfare, to review the central bank’s methods and operations are just getting going. Would Warsh really tighten monetary policy before getting the results, which are due by year-end?
And yet, raising rates might accomplish several goals at once for Warsh, including winning the approval of President Donald Trump, who tried firing Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, because he wouldn’t lower rates. Hear me out.
Europe is heading into winter with alarmingly fragile energy supplies as the conflicts in the Middle East and Russia tighten global markets for liquefied natural gas and heating oil, pushing inventories to dangerously low levels.
Natural gas and heating oil are Europe's primary sources of residential heating, with gas accounting for around 30% of household heating demand and oil accounting for roughly 10%, according to official data. After successive years of energy shocks, Europe looks set to enter another winter with both fuel markets under severe strain.
America’s biggest companies say they might need more people after all.
For months, major employers treated hiring as an expensive last resort. Now, a shift is emerging across industries. Companies ranging from railroad giant CSX to Google parent Alphabet GOOGL 0.65%increase; up pointing triangle have told investors in recent days that they plan to hire to meet growth goals or to seize on emerging technologies.
The push to expand head count, at least modestly, is a reversal from the prevailing corporate messaging during much of the AI era. Major employers largely held back on adding people due to economic uncertainties or a belief that artificial intelligence could shoulder more tasks on the job. But some executives say the costs and limitations of AI now demand that more people be added; others want to hire people back following layoffs.
- Germany IFO Business Climate Jul: 86.6 (est 86.0; prev 85.6; prev R 85.7)
- Eurozone M3 Money Supply (Y/Y) June: 3.3% (est 3.3%; prev 3.2%; prev R 3.0%)
- Sweden Household Lending (Y/Y) June: 3.2% (prev 3.1%)
- Switzerland Total Sight Deposits (CHF) Jul-27: 469.3B (prev 469.4B)
- UK CBI Retailing Reported Sales July: -26 (est -47; prev -54)
- BoJ Yen Index July-27th: 71.34 (prev 71.42)
- US Ambassador: Trump Paused Attacks On Iran To Make Space For Talks – BBC
- New Front In US-Iran War Escalates; Houthis Fire At Saudi Oil Facilities – AJE
- Iran: Will Not Let US Determine Timing Of War And Peace – AA
- Iran: Will Halt Strikes As Long As US Bombing Pause Holds – RTRS
- Iran: Talks With Oman On Hormuz Shipping Made Progress - Iran Intl
- Trump Holds Off On Major Escalation In Iran; Advisors Raise Concerns – NYT
- Top US Military Commander In Mideast Advised Halting Hormuz Strikes – Axios
- Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessels In Caspian Sea; Tehran Vows Response – CNBC
- Red Sea Shipping Slows After Houthi Attack On Saudi Arabia – RTRS
- Trump Administration Marshals Allies For 6G Race With China – Politico
- US Pushes Mexico To Impose 232-Style Tariffs On Chinese Steel – Global Times
- Maine Democrats Nominate Candidate To Replace Platner In Senate Race – RTRS
- ECB Kazimir: ECB Must Hike At Least Once More To Quell Inflation – BBG
- Germany’s Business Outlook Improves Despite Iran Uncertainty - BBG
- Germany Industry Warns Energy Price Shock Is Crimping Investment – BBG
- France Raises Questions Over UK Involvement In EU’s €5B Tech Startup Fund – FT
- France’s Fin Min Warns Of Economic Shock To Regions Hit By Fire – BBG
- Firefighters Battle Wildfire; Tens Of Thousands Evacuated Near Bordeaux – BBC
- PM Burnham: UK Must ‘Get Really Serious’ About Cutting Welfare – BBG
- UK PM To Welcome Ukraine’s Pres As First Foreign Visitor – RTRS
- Ukraine Wants Prototype Of European Missile Defence System By Mid-2027 - RTRS
- Greek Shipping Carve-out On Russia Sanctions Prompts EU Rethink – RTRS
- Russia, Ukraine Trade Attacks, Killing 10 Including Child In Chernihiv – AJE
- Kremlin: Has Seen Nothing Tangible On New Ukraine Peace Proposals – Asharq
- Ukraine Hits Export Terminal In Rostov Oblast, Russian Oil Facilities – Pravda
- Kremlin: Too Early To Comment On Reported US-Ukraine Air Ceasefire Talks – RTRS
- Japan PM: Deflation Risks Not Yet Eliminated – Investing
- Japan’s Takaichi Defends Policy As Underpinning Yen, Approval Falls – RTRS
- Japan June Services Prod. Prices Rise; Iran War Keeps Freight Costs High – RTRS
- Japan Minimum Wage Panel Discussions Enter Final Stage, Gaps Remain – Nippon
- Japan GPIF: To Act Only In Interest Of Beneficiaries – BBG
- China Industrial Profit Growth Slows Again In June On Retreating Oil Prices – CNBC
- Global Tech CEOs Hail Korea As Key AI Partner In Meetings With Pres – SE Daily
- US Treasury Yields, Dollar Fall Amid Iran De-Escalation, Oil-Price Decline- WSJ
- Eurozone Bond Yields Drop After US, Iran Pause Strikes – Market Screener
- Bund Yields Fall As Easing Oil Prices Temper Inflation Concerns – TV
- UK Gilt Yield Falls Below 5% As Oil Prices Ease Inflation Fears – TV
- USD/CAD Steadies Near Two-Week Highs On Lower Oil Prices – FXStreet
- Euro Gains Strongly Against US Dollar; On Risk On Revival - FXStreet
- USD/JPY Pulls Back From 40Y Highs With Broader Bullish Trend Intact – FXStreet
- AUD/USD Advanced As Mideast Deescalation Weighs On USD – FXStreet
- Oil Falls More Than 6% As US, Iran Pause Strikes – FT
- Kazakhstan Resumes CPC Oil Exports As Terminal Reopens – Astana Times
- Russia’s Novorossiysk Resumed Crude Loadings After Days Of Halt - BBG
- Kazakhstan’s Daily Oil Output Halves After Exporting Terminal Closure – RTRS
- Asia-Bound Tanker Exits Red Sea Via Suez As Others Risk Strait – BBG
- Gold Rises As US Pauses Iran Strikes, Focus Turns To Fed Speech – WSJ
- Trump May Need To Allow Chinese Minerals As 2027 Deadline Nears - RTRS
- USDA Upgrades Australia’s Wheat, Barley Forecasts – USDA
- Audi Turns Gloomier On Sales Outlook Due To Downturn In China – BBG
- Vodafone Service Revenue Beats Estimates On German Growth - BBG
- AstraZeneca’s Cancer Medicines Spur Profit Growth - BBG
- Shein Slumps To Loss Ahead Of Planned Hong Kong Listing – FT
- Nvidia In Talks With OpenAI To Guarantee $250B Financing For Data Centre – WSJ
- Nvidia Launches New Security Initiative For Open-Source AI – Semafor
- SpaceX Launches Massive Starship Rocket In First Test Flight Since IPO – CNBC
- Blackstone Opens Kuwait Office After $16B Partnership - BBG
- Hedge Funds Grow At Fastest Rate Ever – FT
- Palantir Tool Has Not Cut Hospital Discharge Delays – FT
- AT&T Starts Sale Of 5-Part Euro, Sterling Bond Deal – BBG
- UniCredit CEO: Deal With Commerzbank Likely As Talks Resume – Investing
- Zurich Insurance Under Scrutiny From Financial Regulators – Blue News
- HSBC Set To Offload $30B Plus Australian Loan Book To US Credit Giant – AFR
- Softbank Said Near Deal For Blackstone’s Japan Payments Firm - BBG
- Samsung Electronics Wins $200B Broadcom AI Chip Partnership – CNBC
- CXMT Becomes Mainland China’s Most Valuable Listed Firm – BBC
- DeepSeek Suspends Fundraising After Viral US-China Posts
- China Calls On US To Stop AI Sanctions – Investing
- Rio Tinto, Western Australia Agree To Sell Stakes In Desalination Plant - Yahoo