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Prices in this review are approximate levels as of Monday 15 June 2026 and move in real time. Global markets reopened on Monday after the weekend, with the Federal Reserve’s policy decision on Wednesday 17 June the dominant catalyst for the week. Commodity markets opened the new week under pressure, as a further easing of…
The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices, inflation, and borrowing costs. The forecast, in the Group’s June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report, marks a downgrade for two-thirds of the…
The European Central Bank raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points on 11 June 2026, taking the deposit facility rate to 2.25%, after a sharp energy-price shock linked to the conflict in the Middle East pushed the euro area inflation outlook higher. The new rates take effect on 17 June 2026. The…
How the Biggest Tournament in Football History Is Changing the Business Model of Mega Sporting Events The FIFA World Cup has always been more than a football tournament. It is a global media asset, a tourism catalyst, a political stage, and one of the most powerful commercial properties in sport. But the 2026 edition, hosted…
Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday 12 June 2026. The decision keeps the UAE firmly within the high investment grade band and reflects continued confidence in the strength of the economy and the durability of its public finances. Moody’s…
Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual AI queries or model training runs. The larger shift is the rapid buildout of high density data centres, accelerator chips, cooling systems, grid connections and backup power infrastructure needed to support AI at…
QatarEnergy’s force majeure on affected liquefied natural gas supply contracts has become one of the most important energy market developments of 2026, as production disruption and shipping constraints weigh on Qatar’s export capacity. The disruption follows damage to key energy infrastructure at Ras Laffan Industrial City, one of the world’s most important LNG export hubs….
The United Kingdom economy contracted slightly in April 2026, losing momentum after a strong start to the year. According to the Office for National Statistics, monthly real gross domestic product fell by 0.1%, following growth of 0.3% in March and 0.4% in February. The decline was led by the services sector, which remains the largest…
Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in modern financial market history after SpaceX’s public listing pushed the market value of his combined holdings above the one trillion dollar threshold. The milestone follows SpaceX’s record IPO on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. The company sold 555.6 million Class A shares at $135 per share, raising…
SpaceX completed one of the largest and most consequential initial public offerings in market history, raising about $75 billion and entering public markets at an implied valuation of roughly $1.77 trillion. The company sold 555.6 million Class A shares at $135 per share and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. Underwriters also received…