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Commodities Wrap: Brent Falls Around 5% to a Three-Month Low as Gold Holds Steady
Commodity markets fell sharply on Tuesday 16 June 2026, with crude oil dropping to a multi-month low while precious metals steadied after…
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China’s Wholesale Input Prices Split in Early June as Coal Costs Jump and Steel Eases
China's high frequency gauge of industrial input costs pointed in two directions at once in the first ten days of June, with…
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Elon Musk Could Spend $1 Million Every Hour for 114 Years
Elon Musk's rise to a trillion dollar fortune is more than a personal wealth milestone. It is a moment that forces markets,…
Read more →Commodities Wrap: Oil Extends Its Decline and Precious Metals Steady as Markets Brace for the Fed
Prices in this review are approximate levels as of Monday 15 June 2026 and move in real time. Global markets reopened on…
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Elon Musk Becomes the First Trillionaire as SpaceX Listing Transforms His Wealth Profile
Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in modern financial market history after SpaceX's public listing pushed the market value of his…
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SpaceX IPO Draws Massive Demand as Historic Listing Reprices the Space Economy
SpaceX completed one of the largest and most consequential initial public offerings in market history, raising about $75 billion and entering public…
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Oil Slides Toward Two Month Lows as the United States and Iran Near an Agreement to Reopen Hormuz
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that…
Read more →Oil Slides Toward $90 and Gold Reclaims $4,100 as Markets Reprice Regional Risk
Energy and precious metals markets repriced sharply on Thursday, 11 June 2026, as signals of diplomatic progress in the region eased the…
Read more →Gold Rebounds From Six-Month Low as Silver Stabilises and Oil Prices Rise on Gulf Supply Risks
Gold prices stabilised on Thursday, 11 June 2026, after falling to their weakest levels in months, as investors covered short positions near…
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Annual Inflation Accelerates to 4.2% in May 2026, Driven by Sustained Energy Price Surge
U.S. annual inflation accelerated to 4.2% in May 2026, the highest rate since May 2023, driven primarily by sustained energy price pressures.…
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Goldman Sachs Pushes Fed Rate Cut Forecast to 2027 as Strong Jobs Data Reinforces Higher-for-Longer Outlook
Goldman Sachs has revised its U.S. monetary policy outlook again, pushing its expected Federal Reserve rate cuts into 2027 after stronger-than-expected labor…
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Gold Posts Sharp Weekly Drop as Rate Fears Pressure Bullion Despite Central Bank Buying
Gold ended the first week of June under heavy pressure, recording one of its sharpest weekly declines in months as investors reassessed…
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ECB Poised for First Rate Hike Among Major Western Central Banks as Inflation Risks Re-Emerge
The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates at its June 10 to 11 policy meeting, marking a significant shift…
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Alphabet’s $85 Billion Capital Raise Signals a New Phase in the AI Infrastructure Race
Technology Giant Expands Funding Plans as Demand for Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Accelerates Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is undertaking one of…
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Google’s $30 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal with SpaceX Highlights the Growing Race for Computing Power
Google has signed one of the largest recently disclosed artificial intelligence infrastructure agreements, committing to pay approximately $920 million per month to…
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Strong US Jobs Report Revives Market Bets on a Fed Rate Hike
US financial markets sharply repriced the Federal Reserve outlook after the May jobs report showed stronger than expected hiring, pushing Treasury yields…
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SpaceX Prepares What Could Be the Largest IPO in History
SpaceX is preparing what could become the largest initial public offering in history, with the proposed transaction expected to raise around USD…
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Building Materials Enter Uneven Price Cycle as Steel Weakness Meets Energy Cost Pressure
Iron ore trades near USD 103/t after a 4% monthly drop as Chinese property investment fell 13.7% YoY and global crude steel…
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Why the Ruble Has Strengthened Despite Sanctions and War
The Russian ruble has strengthened to around RUB 71.55/USD as of 2 June 2026. The move reflects higher commodity inflows, a 14.50%…
Read more →Gold Overtakes US Treasuries as Central Banks Rebalance Reserve Portfolios
Per the ECB June 2026 report, gold rose to 27% of official reserves at end-2025 vs 22% for US Treasuries and 15%…
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US Savings Erosion Raises Concerns as Spending Outpaces Income
The US personal saving rate fell to 2.6% in April, the lowest since 2022, with spending up 5.7% y/y vs income up…
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Trump’s Proposed $250 Banknote Faces Legal and Historical Barriers
A proposal to issue a $250 US banknote featuring Donald Trump, tied to the 250th anniversary of US independence and linked to…
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Anthropic Nears $1 Trillion Valuation as AI Funding Race Accelerates
Anthropic has reportedly reached a $965 billion post-money valuation after a $65 billion funding round — up from ~$380 billion in February…
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Kuwait Ratings Hold Firm Despite Hormuz Shock
Kuwait’s sovereign ratings remain firmly anchored — S&P at AA-/A-1+ and Moody’s at A1 (both stable, 22 May 2026), Fitch at AA-/stable…
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