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Jul 03, 2026 · 4 min read

Christine Lagarde leaves door open to early ECB exit, as she mulls French politics

The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.

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Jul 03, 2026 · 3 min read

Gold prices set for first weekly rise in a month as investors scale back Fed rate hike bets

The metal was boosted as investors scaled back their bets on a looming rate hike.

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Jul 03, 2026 · 6 min read

Oman walks a diplomatic tightrope over Strait of Hormuz fees, creating a ‘blind spot’ for markets

Oman is using strategic ambiguity as talks over possible Strait of Hormuz fees raise legal, diplomatic and oil market concerns.

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Jul 03, 2026 · 4 min read

Extreme heat wave threatens U.S. power grids and July 4 travel

The heat wave threatens to overwhelm U.S. grids and may force some to change their plans on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

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Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read

Brent to slide as low as $60 a barrel by Christmas, forecasts Citi

Both US and Iran have good reason to maintain ceasefire, bank’s analysts say

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Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read

The June jobs report was a blip — we hope

Plus, tricks with trimmed mean inflation

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Jul 03, 2026 · 2 min read

Kuaishou shares jump after Tencent joins $2.8 billion raise for Kling AI subsidiary

Kuaishou shares rose as much as 6.89% at Friday's Hong Kong market open before paring gains to trade around 0.75% higher.

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Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read

Why didn’t the Iran war cause a recession? With Tyler Goodspeed

Economic downturns are “fundamentally unforecastable”

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Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read

Strait of Hormuz transits increase as US-Iran ceasefire holds

Number of ships passing via waterway quadruples over the past week as tankers cautiously return

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Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read

FirstFT: Anthropic clamps down on Chinese access to Claude

Also in today’s newsletter: Wall Street profits and Burnham’s fiscal plans

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Jul 03, 2026 · 3 min read

Venezuela quake toll climbs to 2,595 as damage estimates mount after strongest tremor in a century

Death toll from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela jumped to 2,595, as rescue operations continued after the country's strongest tremors in over a century.

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