U.S. Inflation Cools Sharply in June, Beating Forecasts

Jul 14, 2026 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views

With annual CPI slowing to 3.5% from 4.2% in May and falling under the 3.8% market prediction, U.S. inflation cooled in June. Rising 0.5% in May, CPI dropped 0.4% month over month, indicating that price pressures eased...

June CPI Showdown Today: Will Cooling Inflation Ease Fed Fears or Fuel Dollar Strength?

Jul 14, 2026 08:58 am UTC| Insights & Views

At 8:30 a.m. ET, the June US CPI figures are released; markets are keeping a close eye on whether headline inflation drops from Mays 0.5% m/m rate and core CPI holds steady near 0.2% m/m. These numbers will straightaway...

US Inflation Expected to Ease in June, but Fed Rate Hike Risks Persist Amid Middle East Tensions

Jul 14, 2026 04:38 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

U.S. consumer inflation likely eased in June, but economists say the slowdown may provide little relief for households or significantly reduce the likelihood of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this year,...

Trump’s Hormuz Warning Triggers $20B Crypto Selloff as Oil Spikes

Jul 13, 2026 17:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Recent remarks by Trump regarding the Strait of Hormuz have set off a strong risk-off trend across stocks. The comments drove Brent crude above $79 and set off a widespread cryptocurrency sell-off, erasing over $20 billion...

US-Iran Flashpoint: July Strikes Shatter Fragile Ceasefire and Heighten Hormuz Risks

Jul 13, 2026 10:13 am UTC| Insights & Views

The US-Iran battle is still very volatile; it swings between targeted attacks, strained ceasefires, and continuous diplomacy instead of total war. Under a tenuous truce agreement, US troops most recently struck Iran once...

How 37,700 BTC Left Corporate Balance Sheets

Jul 13, 2026 07:10 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Core Scientific (Miner AI) Period: Jan 2026 BTC Sold: ~1,900 BTC Value: ~$175M Notes: Treasury sale · AI pivot Riot (RIOT) Period: Q1 2026 BTC Sold: ~3,778 BTC Value: ~$290M Notes: Miner...

Morgan Stanley Says China’s Reusable Rocket Progress Poses Long-Term Challenge to SpaceX

Jul 13, 2026 01:19 am UTC| Business Technology Insights & Views

Morgan Stanley believes Chinas rapidly advancing reusable rocket program represents the biggest long-term competitive threat to SpaceX, following the countrys first successful recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster....