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BoE Policymaker Alan Taylor Signals No Need for Interest Rate Hike Amid Iran War Inflation Risks

Jun 08, 2026 06:13 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Alan Taylor has indicated that the UKs current interest rate level remains restrictive enough to manage inflation, despite growing concerns over price pressures linked to the ongoing...

Goldman Sachs Sees Fed Holding Interest Rates Steady Until 2027

Jun 08, 2026 05:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Goldman Sachs has revised its outlook for U.S. monetary policy, predicting that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged through 2026 and postpone any rate cuts until 2027. The updated forecast reflects...

Indonesia Plans Higher Asset Yields to Boost Rupiah and Restore Investor Confidence

Jun 08, 2026 04:43 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

Indonesias central bank and finance ministry have agreed to increase yields on Indonesian financial assets in an effort to attract foreign portfolio inflows and strengthen the rupiah, which has recently fallen to record...

RBI Hits Pause as Geopolitical Storm Clouds Gather

Jun 05, 2026 09:43 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India chose on Friday, June 5, 2026, to stay neutral and unanimously voted to keep the repo rate at 5.25%, therefore supporting stability over urgency. With the marginal...

Indonesia Central Bank to Draft New Regulations After Expanded Economic Growth Mandate

Jun 05, 2026 07:04 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

Indonesias central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), is set to prepare new technical regulations following the approval of a major financial system law that significantly expands its mandate. The move comes after Indonesias...

RBI Holds Interest Rates at 5.25%, Cuts India Growth Forecast Amid Rising Global Risks

Jun 05, 2026 06:59 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, in line with market expectations, while lowering its economic growth forecast due to increasing global and domestic...

BOJ June Rate Hike Likely as Inflation Risks Rise Amid Middle East Tensions

Jun 04, 2026 08:27 am UTC| Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates at its June 16 policy meeting, unless a major escalation in the Middle East conflict triggers severe market disruption, according to sources familiar with...

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Economy

Japan Eyes Bigger GPIF Investment in Domestic Assets as BOJ Independence Concerns Grow

Japans government is considering measures to encourage pension funds, including the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), to significantly increase their investments in domestic financial assets, Finance Minister...

Gold Price Climbs Over 1% as Dollar Weakens, Fed Rate Debate and Iran Tensions Remain in Focus

Gold prices rebounded more than 1% on Thursday after hitting a one-week low in the previous session, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and lower oil prices that eased concerns over inflation. Investors also assessed the...

Dollar Slips as Oil Prices Ease, Fed Rate Outlook Remains Uncertain

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday as easing oil prices reduced inflation concerns and investors assessed Federal Reserve meeting minutes that revealed a divided outlook on future interest rate moves. The Chinese yuan...

US Stock Futures Steady as Oil Prices Ease, Iran Talks Boost Market Sentiment

U.S. stock index futures were little changed late Thursday after Wall Street closed higher, supported by easing oil prices and renewed optimism that diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran could help reduce...

Oil Prices Slip but Stay on Track for Weekly Gains as U.S.-Iran Conflict Persists

Oil prices edged lower in early Friday trading but remained on course for solid weekly gains as geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continued to support the market, despite growing concerns that rising...

Politics

Trump Administration Sues Maryland Over Alleged Sanctuary Immigration Policies

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Maryland, accusing it of enforcing so-called sanctuary policies that the Trump administration says hinder federal immigration enforcement...

Regional Powers Push to Revive U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks After Escalation

Regional powers are intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent the collapse of a U.S.-Iran nuclear understanding after a sharp rise in military tensions, according to an Axios report published Thursday citing sources...

Iran Buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Imam Reza Shrine as Successor Mojtaba Remains Out of Public View

Iran buried slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad early Friday, concluding a week of large-scale funeral ceremonies marked by mourning, nationalist rallies and anti-U.S....

Ukraine Secures U.S. Patriot Missile Production Deal, Zelenskiy Says

Ukraine has reached a political agreement with the United States to obtain licenses for the domestic production of PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced after returning from the NATO...

North Korea Expands Nuclear Forces as Kim Jong Un Pushes Military Modernization

North Korea has approved new measures to strengthen its nuclear forces both quantitatively and qualitatively, according to state media KCNA, as leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerated military modernization during a key...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Elon Musk Says Anthropic Leads AI Race as Claude Models Challenge OpenAI

Elon Musk has publicly praised artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, saying the company is obviously the current leader in AI, in a rare acknowledgment of a key rival as competition among top AI developers...

OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo to Step Down Amid Health Challenges Ahead of IPO

OpenAIs head of products and business, Fidji Simo, announced on Thursday that she will step down from her leadership role and transition to a part-time advisory position after experiencing complications from a chronic...

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong Expected to Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI and Chip Partnership

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the United States by the end of July as the two technology giants explore deeper cooperation in semiconductor manufacturing and...

SK Hynix Prices Record U.S. ADR Offering at $149 After $200 Billion Investor Demand

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix Inc. has priced its landmark U.S. American depositary receipt (ADR) offering at $149 per ADR, finalizing one of the largest and most closely watched semiconductor share sales in...

Bain Capital Exits Kioxia After AI-Fueled Valuation Surge

Bain Capital has fully exited its investment in Japanese flash memory manufacturer Kioxia, marking the end of a highly profitable private equity deal driven by the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI)...