- Pres Trump: US, Iran Having Good Talks As Drones Hit Iran’s Neighbours
- Oman Presented Regional Mechanism For Hormuz To Iran, Source Says
- Pres Trump To Host Netanyahu, Zelenskiy As Both Wars Hit Critical Stages
- Bab El-Mandeb Shipping Rises Amid Hopes Of US-Iran War Resolution
- US Bipartisan Funding Bill Could Drop This Week
- German Economy Likely To Grow Despite Iran War, Bundesbank Says
- UK Food Inflation Falls For 6 Consecutive Months, BRC Says
- Russian Drones Damaged Ukrainian Vessel In Black Sea
- Japan’s Takaichi To Order Food Tax Cut To 1%, Reports Say
- Major Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kyushu Region, PM Reports Injuries
- RBA Gov. Bullock Leaves Threat Of Higher Rates On The Table
- Oil Extends Losses As Pause In US, Iran Strikes Raises Peace Hope
- Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36Y Low In Risk To Energy Supplies
- Tyumen Refinery Halts Production After Drone Strike, Sources Say
- Saudi Aramco Shut Jazan Refinery After Houthi Attack
- QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure For European Buyers
- Big Tech Credit Risks Rise Sharply As AI Spending Soars
- Nvidia Behind $50B Lease On Texas Data Centre That Will Use Its Chips
- Meta, BlackRock Partner On $14B El Paso Data Center
- Boeing Q2 Rev Tops Estimates As Jet Deliveries Climb, Cash Turns Positive
- Coca-Cola Tops Earnings Est, Hikes FY Outlook On Drinks Demand
- Paypal Beats Earnings Estimates As Turnaround Efforts Advance
- UPS Raises Sales Forecast As Network Overhaul Gains Traction
- Mercedes Cuts Sales Guidance Amid Worsening China Market
- GSK Invests £400m To Relocate Research Headquarters To Cambridge
- Barclays Equities Traders, Investment Bankers Beat Estimates
- Unilever Sales Jump On Emerging-Market Demand For Dove Soap
- S.Korea May Cap Leveraged ETF Investments For Retail Investors
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is meeting this week to review a persistently aggravated inflation environment, where prices are being buffeted by energy and supply-side distortions, geopolitical developments, fiscal stimulus, frenzied tech investment and even climate-related pressures. The Bank of Japan and the Bank of England also meet this week, facing many of the same issues.
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- US ADP Weekly Employment Change Jul 11: 15.000K (prev 16.500K)
- France Consumer Confidence July: 86 (est 85; prev 84)
- France Total Jobseekers Q2: 3323K (prev 3295.1K)
- Sweden Trade Balance (SEK) June: 2.6B (prev 2.9B)
- Italy Trade Balance (EUR) Non-EU June: 2.55B (prev 3.84B)
- Spain Unemployment Rate Q2: 9.87% (est 10.10%; prev 10.83%)
- Spain Retail Sales (Y/Y) June: 2.4% (prev -0.4%)
- BoJ Yen Index July-28th: 71.35 (prev 71.34)
- South Africa Leading Indicator May: 118.2 (prev 118.9)
- Pres Trump: US, Iran Having Good Talks As Drones Hit Iran’s Neighbours – RTRS
- Oman Presented Regional Mechanism For Hormuz To Iran, Source Says – RTRS
- Pres Trump To Host Netanyahu, Zelenskiy As Both Wars Hit Critical Stages – RTRS
- Iran Announces Massive Loss Of Gas Production Capacity During War – Dawn
- Bab El-Mandeb Shipping Rises Amid Hopes Of US-Iran War Resolution - RTRS
- US Bipartisan Funding Bill Could Drop This Week – Semafor
- USTR's Greer: US’ Latest Tariffs Won't Have An Economic Impact – Economic Times
- US Reveals Rare Joint Coast Guard Sailing With Taiwanese Vessel – BBG
- Europe Macro Credit Conditions Weaken Due To US-Iran War Impact – Fitch
- German Economy Likely To Grow Despite Iran War, Bundesbank Says – BBG
- Germany Maps China’s Weaknesses In Preparation For A Trade War - BBG
- Italy For Min: To Use EU SAFE Scheme To Fund Defence Spending – RTRS
- UK New PM Burnham Meets Ukraine’s Pres, Pledges 100% Support – Kyiv Post
- UK Food Inflation Falls For 6 Consecutive Months, BRC Says – BBG
- Finland Closes Airspace, Restricts Ship Traffic Near Russia Over Drone Risk - RTRS
- Russian Drones Damaged Ukrainian Vessel In Black Sea – IFX Ukraine
- Japan’s Takaichi To Order Food Tax Cut To 1%, Reports Say – BBG
- Japan’s Minimum Wage For Fiscal 2026 Up 55 Yen – Nikkei
- Japan’s Katayama Touts ‘Smooth’ Government Relations With BoJ – RTRS
- Major Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kyushu Region, PM Reports Injuries – Dawn
- Japan Tsunami Alert Lifted Hours After 7.1 Mag Earthquake – Le Monde
- People Trapped Inside Japan Shopping Centre After Quake – BBC
- S.Korea May Cap Leveraged ETF Investments For Retail Investors – RTRS
- Seoul Reports White Phosophorous ‘Leak’ Inside US S.Korea Base – RTRS
- RBA Gov. Bullock Leaves Threat Of Higher Rates On The Table – WSJ
- Treasury Yields Edge Lower Ahead Of Fed Rates Decision – CNBC
- Eurozone Yields Stay Pinned Near Multi-year Highs On Hawkish Bets – Investing
- USD/CAD: Lower Oil Prices Ensure Further Weakness – FXStreet
- Euro Revisits Monthly Low Vs USD Ahead Of Fed Call – FXStreet
- British Pound Drops Vs USD With Fed, BoE Policy In Focus – FXStreet
- Yen Stays Range Bound As Fed, BoJ Seen As Hawkish Holds – FXStreet
- AUD Underperforms After RBA’s Bullock Speaks On Economy – FXStreet
- Oil Extends Losses As Pause In US, Iran Strikes Raises Peace Hope – CNBC
- Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36Y Low In Risk To Energy Supplies - BBG
- Tyumen Refinery Halts Production After Drone Strike, Sources Say – Moscow Times
- Saudi Aramco Shut Jazan Refinery After Houthi Attack – Türkiye Today
- QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure For European Buyers – BBG
- Edison Confirms QatarEnergy Force Majeure Extension On 3 Orders – Radiocor
- Libya’s Power Standoff Briefly Hits Oil Fields, Local Gas Flows – BBG
- India To Import Up To A Quarter Of 2027 LPG Imports From US – RTRS
- Gold Falls As Firmer USD Outweighs Declining Oil Prices – FXStreet
- Coca-Cola Tops Earnings Est, Hikes FY Outlook On Drinks Demand – CNBC
- Paypal Beats Earnings Estimates As Turnaround Efforts Advance - BBG
- Boeing Pours Into Factories To Speed Up Jet Production – WSJ
- UPS Raises Sales Forecast As Network Overhaul Gains Traction - BBG
- Centene Raises Annual Profit Forecast On Better Cost Control – RTRS
- Hilton Raises Annual Room Revenue Growth Forecast On Strong Demand – RTRS
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Earnings Beat By $0.28, Rev Fell Short – Investing
- Boston Scientific Unveils New Restructuring Plan, Expects Cuts – RTRS
- Corning Shares Tumble On Weak Q3 Guidance – Investing
- Sherwin-Williams Earnings Beat, Revenue Tops Estimates – Investing
- American Tower Earnings Beat By $0.31, Revenue Topped Est – Investing
- JetBlue Loss Widens Due To Higher Fuel Costs – WSJ
- LVMH Shares Open Up After Quarterly Results – RTRS
- Orange Raises Core Profit Growth Target To More Than 4% - RTRS
- US Tariffs Refund Boosts Philips – France24
- Jet Engine Maker Safran Raises Targets After Record H1 Margin – RTRS
- Unilever Sales Jump On Emerging-Market Demand For Dove Soap - RTRS
- Mercedes Cuts Sales Guidance Amid Worsening China Market – WSJ
- GSK Invests £400m To Relocate Research Headquarters To Cambridge – Times
- Barclays Equities Traders, Investment Bankers Beat Estimates – BBG
- Meta, BlackRock Partner On $14B El Paso Data Center – RTRS
- Big Tech Credit Risks Rise Sharply As AI Spending Soars – FT
- AI Is Replacing Customer Service Jobs At CBA, Microsoft, Uber - BBG
- Trump Admin Near AI Framework; Open-Source Questions Loom – Information
- Apple Overtakes Nvidia As World's Most Valuable Company – Yahoo
- Nvidia’s Huang Heads To Capitol Hill For AI Talks – Politico
- OpenAI CEO Altman Heads To Washington As AI Policy Deadline Nears – Politico
- Nvidia Staff Detained By Taiwan In China Chip Smuggling Case - BBG
- Nvidia Behind $50B Lease On Texas Data Centre That Will Use Its Chips – FT
- Anthropic Urges Washington To Tighten China Chip Export Bans – SCMP
- Amazon Overhauls Its AI Strategy, Winding Down Most Flagship Models - BI
- Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay $5.5 Billion To Settle Talc Lawsuits – WSJ
- Toyota Suspends Ops At 3 Fukuoka Plants After Quake - Kyodo
- Seven Bank Offers Non-Bank Sales To Retailers, Easily Entering Finance – Nikkei
- China Starts Production Of Home-grown Immersion DUV Chipmaking Tools – RTRS
- Asian Stocks Slide 10% From June Peak To Head For Correction – BBG
- TSMC Assesses Kumamoto Plant After 7.1 Quake Hit Kyushu – Chosun