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The U.S. dollar index hit a one-year high after a hawkish Federal Reserve meeting, as nearly half of policymakers now project a rate hike this year, pushing the yen to its weakest level in two years and drawing warnings from Japanese officials. Fed funds futures priced in 69% odds of a hike by September.
India's markets regulator SEBI has proposed new measures to manage risks and broaden funding avenues for margin trading as outstanding positions in the margin trading facility reached about 1.3 trillion rupees ($13.78 billion) by mid-2026, roughly 50% higher than a year earlier. Proposals include allowing non-convertible debentures as a funding source and clearer caps on broker exposure.
The original Chinese investors in AI startup Manus plan to buy the company back from Meta at the $2 billion acquisition price, after China ordered Meta to unwind the deal amid Beijing's scrutiny of U.S. investment in Chinese AI. Early backers including HSG, ZhenFund and Tencent are participating, and Manus is considering restructuring as a China-incorporated joint venture.
A recovery in oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and oil production after the U.S.-Iran peace deal will take months rather than days, analysts at Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and Bank of America said. Goldman expects Gulf exports to normalize by end of July and crude production to recover by October, but ship availability and shipper risk aversion could constrain flows.
Predatory towing practices are generating six-figure invoices for motor carriers in the U.S., with industry data showing the average tow-and-recovery bill near $12,000 and documented cases reaching $200,000. The problem is compounded by patchwork state regulation, inflated storage fees at $120 per day per component, and insurance sub-limits that leave carriers exposed.
Microsoft has become a key provider of OpenAI AI models in China through its Azure cloud platform, with ByteDance on track to exceed $1 billion annually in Azure and AI-related spending, according to a Bloomberg report. Azure AI revenue in China roughly tripled in the fiscal year ended June 2025 after 400% growth the prior year.
A Goldman Sachs global strategy paper argues the world has entered a new investment regime defined by rising real rates, geopolitical fragmentation and a synchronized capital-spending surge, replacing the buyback-driven model of the prior cycle. Capital is now flowing into data centers, semiconductor fabs, power grids and fiber networks for AI infrastructure.
The dollar held firm and pinned the yen near a two-year low, leaving the Japanese currency on the cusp of its weakest level in 40 years, as a U.S.-Iran peace deal hung in the balance. The greenback rose after the Federal Reserve's new projections showed nine of 19 policymakers expect a rate hike by year end.
Oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran formally signed an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent and WTI both down more than 2% on the day. The deal extends the existing ceasefire by 60 days and includes lifting U.S. sanctions on Iran, while the IEA warned of a possible crude glut in 2027.
GlobalData forecasts the global industrial internet (IIoT) market will grow at a 16.3% compound annual rate between 2024 and 2029, more than doubling to over half a trillion dollars, with manufacturing the largest segment. AI, cloud and connected sensors are shifting industrial maintenance from reactive to predictive.
Expeditors International plans to cut 230 workers as part of a restructuring of its global technology department, according to a notice filed with Washington state regulators. The layoffs begin in August at its Seattle-area headquarters and offices and continue through the year.
RBW Logistics, a portfolio company of private-equity firm LongueVue Capital, acquired World Group's warehousing business in a strategic carve-out that included World Distribution Services and Pacific Cascade Distribution. The deal expands the third-party logistics provider's national footprint into new markets including Washington, Virginia and Ohio.
Cardiovascular drug developer Kardigan raised $400 million in an upsized U.S. IPO and rose modestly in its Nasdaq debut, pricing 25 million shares at the top of its marketed range. The listing adds to a string of biotech IPOs as improving market conditions reopen the sector's IPO window.
SpaceX's bankers are preparing to meet investors to discuss a bond offering of at least $20 billion to fund a capital-intensive AI expansion, a source told Reuters. Proceeds would refinance a $20 billion bridge loan maturing in September next year that helped finance SpaceX's acquisition of xAI.
An industry study from CEFLEX estimates the EU will need 2.5 million tonnes of post-consumer recycled flexible packaging by 2030 to meet recycled-content rules under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), rising to 5.9 million tonnes by 2035. Packaging alone is unlikely to absorb the required recycled material.
HCLTech has entered a multi-year strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group subsidiary e.solutions to develop AI-enabled, software-defined infotainment and connectivity platforms built on Android Automotive. HCLTech will provide development, integration and validation services for human-machine interface software across multiple vehicle programs.
Space companies including ventures backed by SpaceX and Blue Origin have begun talking with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, an early step for an experimental industry. Securing insurance is seen as critical to attracting the debt financing needed to scale data-center satellites designed to bypass Earth's power constraints.
QuantumScape has signed a multi-year joint research agreement with Honda's R&D subsidiary to advance its solid-state lithium-metal battery platform and related manufacturing processes. The deal follows Honda's completion of a technology evaluation and benchmarking of QuantumScape's technology.
Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala has acquired a $200 million portion of Equitix's stake in Greenlink, the 504MW subsea electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Great Britain. The deal expands Mubadala's presence in regulated European energy infrastructure.
Crashing Middle East benchmark crude prices after the U.S.-Iran deal have opened an arbitrage to ship oil from the Gulf to the United States and Europe, traders told Reuters. Spot premiums for Dubai, Murban and Oman crude slumped into discounts as the market priced in a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
SLB said it aims to nearly double annual digital revenue to $2 billion by 2030, expecting AI-driven adoption to lift the global digital market for energy to as much as $50 billion by the end of the decade. The oilfield-services firm is also supplying power equipment and data solutions to AI data centers.
State Farm is pressing its more than 19,000 U.S. agents to sign new contracts tied to AI outcomes by 2027 or leave, introducing commission structures that could cut agent earnings by up to 40%. The move accompanies an AI push, including work with OpenAI and a new AI agent, as digital-first rivals gain share.
Morningstar Wealth will launch six model portfolios combining traditional ETFs with interval funds, partnering with Apollo, Franklin Templeton and JPMorgan to add private-market exposure for financial advisors. They will be Morningstar's first models blending public and private assets, reflecting the growing role of outsourced model portfolios in wealth management.
JPMorgan Chase has barred its Hong Kong staff from using Anthropic's Claude models, removing them from an internal list of approved large language models after scrutiny of the licensing terms. The move mirrors an earlier restriction by Goldman Sachs and lands amid tightening U.S. controls on advanced AI access outside the United States.
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