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No Quick Retreat: How the Gulf Tanker War Re-Anchored Oil Near $90 and Reopened the Inflation Question
Tanker attacks, a strike on Kuwaiti infrastructure and a hardened U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have ended hopes of a quick fall in crude — and complicated a decisive week for central banks.
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Oil at a Five-Week High, Stocks on the Back Foot: Wall Street Opens a Make-or-Break Earnings Week Lower
The S&P 500 and Dow slipped as oil settled at its highest close since mid-June, chip stocks failed to rebound and a defining stretch of earnings and central bank decisions began.
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Jobless Claims, Home Sales and Flash PMIs: The Three Numbers That Will Make Up the Fed’s Mind
With Fed officials in pre-meeting blackout, this week’s data does the talking: claims at a two-month low of 208,000, June home sales under 6.5% mortgages, and Friday’s first look at July business activity.
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From Record Highs to Risk-Off in Three Weeks: European Markets Face an ECB Week Under Pressure
The STOXX 600 set an all-time high in early July — then Wall Street’s chip rout and the Gulf conflict arrived. With the ECB deciding Thursday and Ryanair’s 34% profit drop opening earnings season, Europe’s rally is on trial.
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Mortgages Near 6.5% in the US, a Price War in the UK: What the Rate Scare Means for Your Money
With the Fed and Bank of England both deciding within ten days, US mortgage rates remain stuck near 6.5% while UK lenders cut sub-4% deals — and savers are quietly earning real returns for the first time in years.
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Gold Falls Below $4,000 in the Middle of a War — Here Is Why the Safe Haven Is Not Working
Gold slid toward nine-month lows on Monday even as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated. The reason: the war’s oil shock is driving up bond yields and the dollar — and both are stronger forces than fear.
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Bitcoin Is Stuck in the Low $60,000s — and the Fed Holds the Key
After record $4.5 billion ETF outflows in June and a hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve, bitcoin has spent July grinding sideways near $64,800. Analysts see a $56,000-$62,000 range holding until the July 29 Fed decision forces a break.
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The Trillion-Dollar Chip Reset: How Three Announcements Cracked the AI Trade
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has dropped more than 20% from its high, wiping out over a trillion dollars in value. Behind the rout: Meta’s plan to sell surplus computing power, SK Hynix’s memory pivot, and a Broadcom forecast that met expectations when the market demanded more.
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Ten Days That Could Reset Global Interest Rates: ECB Decides Thursday, the Fed Follows on July 29
For the first time since the 2022-23 inflation fight, the major central banks are debating hikes in unison. The ECB is expected to hold at 2.25% on Thursday, while markets treat the Fed’s July 29 decision as a near coin flip.
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Oil Retreats From $90 as Iran Signals Openness to Talks — but the Energy Shock Is Already Spreading
Brent eased to around $88 after Tehran acknowledged mediator proposals for talks with Washington. With Hormuz traffic down, U.S. gasoline back at $4 a gallon and inflation forecasts rising, the energy shock is reaching far beyond the Gulf.