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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as S&P 500 hits record high on flat July PPI data

Flat July PPI Drives S&P 500 to Record as Core Wholesale Inflation Climbs

US producer prices were unchanged in July, pushing the S&P 500 to a fresh record high of 7,794. But core wholesale inflation accelerated 0.4 percent, giving Federal Reserve hawks fresh ammunition ahead

August 13, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Cars at a Gulf Oil gas station reflecting rising gasoline prices amid US inflation July 2026

US Inflation Holds at 3.4% as Iran Ceasefire Limits Energy Costs

Consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in July from a year earlier, held down by an energy reprieve as the United States-Iran ceasefire kept gasoline costs in check. With the ceasefire set to expire Sunday, economists warn that August inflation could

August 12, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, who personally initiated the $30 billion Alphabet investment in Q2 2026

Buffett Picked Berkshire’s $30 Billion Alphabet Bet, Showing the Chairmanship Has Teeth

Warren Buffett personally initiated Berkshire Hathaway's $30 billion Alphabet stake in Q2 2026, complicating the handoff

Oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran refuses to reopen the passage without sanctions relief

Oil Rises on Hormuz Stalemate as Iran Refuses to Reopen Without Sanctions Relief

Brent crude settled at $84.11 a barrel as Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi rejected Hormuz reopening without

Alcoa aluminum production facility showing molten metal smelting operations

Aluminum Stock Price Exceeds $3,300 per Tonne for 1st Time Since June 22 – Trading Data

Aluminum futures rose 0.9% to $3,305.85 per tonne on Monday morning, crossing the $3,300 threshold for the first time since June 22 and extending the metal's August gain to approximately 3.5%. The

August 10, 2026

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Pan-European STOXX 600 index at record highs as AI semiconductor stocks drive European equity rally in 2026

STOXX 600 at Record as European Semiconductor Stocks Draw American Investors

Europe's STOXX 600 reached a record 657 Friday as AI semiconductor stocks including Soitec, up 414 percent, led the benchmark's best performance since June. Falling oil prices after a canceled US airstrike

August 9, 2026

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers at the July 2026 Monetary Policy Report press conference in Ottawa

TD Securities Sees Canadian Dollar Supported by Labour Resilience Ahead of Jobs Data

Canada's dollar holds near 1.40 per US dollar as TD Securities argues labour market resilience is shielding the loonie ahead of Friday's July jobs reports. The Bank of Canada held rates at

August 7, 2026

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A person walks past an electronic board displaying the US dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday Aug 3 2026

Yen Gives Back Nearly Half of Intervention Gains a Week After US-Japan Rescue

Japan's yen settled at 158.45 per dollar on Friday, surrendering nearly half its US-Japan intervention gains from a 40-year low of 163.99 to 155.23. Goldman Sachs, which executed the US Treasury purchases

August 7, 2026

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaking at World Economic Forum Davos panel with Ecuador President

Palantir Revenue Hits $1.9 Billion With 93% Jump as AI Sovereignty Demand Explodes

Palantir Technologies reported Q2 2026 revenue of $1.935 billion, a 93 percent year-over-year surge, as US commercial business grew 149 percent to $764 million on surging enterprise AI demand. The company raised

August 5, 2026

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Japan 10000 yen banknotes reflecting joint US-Japan currency market intervention July 31 2026

Japan Confirms Joint Yen Intervention With US Treasury, First Coordinated Action Since 2011

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed Japan's July 31 yen intervention was coordinated with the US Treasury, the first joint action since 2011. The yen moved to 155 per dollar; JGB yields rose

August 3, 2026

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OPEC+ Raises September Oil Output for Sixth Month Running, Adding 188,000 bpd

OPEC+'s seven core producers agreed Saturday to raise September oil output by 188,000 barrels per day, the sixth consecutive monthly increase in a rollback of the voluntary cuts they imposed in 2023.

August 2, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose handwritten note confirmed the United States directly purchased Japanese yen in coordinated intervention with Japan

US Buys Yen for First Time in 15 Years After Bessent Orders $5-10 Billion

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's handwritten note ordering '$5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen,' photographed by Reuters, confirmed that Washington directly entered Japan's currency market. The United States has not purchased yen in

August 2, 2026

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Anthropic team members collaborating at a whiteboard in the AI company's office, whose $5 billion stake anchors the Situational Awareness fund

Situational Awareness Down 67% in July, Sells Public Portfolio to Citadel

Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund lost 67% in July's AI stock rout, forcing a sale of its public portfolio to Citadel. The fund held $45 billion at its peak; it now

July 31, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·Markets·News

Deutsche Bank Q2 2026 Investment Bank revenue chart showing record fixed income and currencies revenues

Deutsche Bank Posts Record Q2 Profit as Investment Banking Revival Takes Hold

Deutsche Bank AG reported post-tax profit of 1.9 billion euros for the second quarter of 2026, a 10 percent year-on-year rise driven by record fixed-income revenues and a 36 percent surge in

July 30, 2026

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Flat July PPI Drives S&P 500 to Record as Core Wholesale Inflation Climbs

US Inflation Holds at 3.4% as Iran Ceasefire Limits Energy Costs

Oil Rises on Hormuz Stalemate as Iran Refuses to Reopen Without Sanctions Relief

Aluminum Stock Price Exceeds $3,300 per Tonne for 1st Time Since June 22 – Trading Data

STOXX 600 at Record as European Semiconductor Stocks Draw American Investors

TD Securities Sees Canadian Dollar Supported by Labour Resilience Ahead of Jobs Data

Yen Gives Back Nearly Half of Intervention Gains a Week After US-Japan Rescue

Palantir Revenue Hits $1.9 Billion With 93% Jump as AI Sovereignty Demand Explodes

Japan Confirms Joint Yen Intervention With US Treasury, First Coordinated Action Since 2011

OPEC+ Raises September Oil Output for Sixth Month Running, Adding 188,000 bpd

US Buys Yen for First Time in 15 Years After Bessent Orders $5-10 Billion

Situational Awareness Down 67% in July, Sells Public Portfolio to Citadel

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