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Colombia restarted interest rate rises after a court stripped the government of its power to block monetary tightening and the presidential election eased fears over central bank independence.

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The European Central Bank may be able to keep interest rates unchanged at its next meeting if the situation in the Middle East doesn’t escalate in the meantime, according to Governing Council member Primoz Dolenc.

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said the conflict in the Middle East is stoking inflation while weighing on economic expansion. Rehn spoke with Francine Lacqua on Tuesday in Sintra, Portugal. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Poonam Goyal of Bloomberg Intelligence joins Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Alexis Christoforous to preview Nike earnings. Nike investors will look for further signs of progress in the company’s comeback effort as Chief Executive Officer Elliott Hill cements a leadership reset. Traders will also seek details about one-time tariff refunds and demand tied to the FIFA World Cup. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The conflict in the Middle East is stoking inflation while weighing on economic expansion, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn.

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According to UNCTAD, reopening the strait is a "necessary but insufficient" condition for restoring trade, as supply chains require time to adjust

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Rebecca Babin, Senior Equity Trader at CIBC Private Wealth, discusses the current state of oil market dynamics. She says the market is overestimating the speed at which oil supply will return to pre-conflict levels. Babin expects oil prices to settle between $75 and $80 per barrel by the end of the year. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance. " (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bob Michele, global head of fixed income at JPMorgan Asset Management, explains the factors he sees leading the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates “once or twice” next year, but not engage in a “dramatic hiking cycle. ” (Source: Bloomberg)

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German inflation cooled more than expected in June, part of a slowdown across most of the region brought on by the drop in global oil prices.

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Asean countries are looking to deepen supply chain integration with the Greater Bay Area to tap expertise in the region’s advanced technologies and manufacturing, with Hong Kong also poised to benefit, industry leaders and officials have said. Panellists at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026 highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) and green technology as key areas for cooperation, while stressing the importance of open data flows and shared digital standards. Tuesday’s summit...

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The US Commerce Department is due to deliver a key report to the White House to inform Donald Trump’s next move.

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Gold held a decline as traders weighed conflicting signals from the US and Iran ahead of fresh talks to end the war that’s fueled global inflationary pressures.

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Beijing has issued a preliminary verdict finding that pea-starch products imported from Canada were dumped in China, following Ottawa’s anti-dumping investigation into Chinese-made steel racks. “Relevant authorities have made a preliminary determination that imported pea-starch products originating in Canada have been dumped,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Tuesday. “The dumping acts have caused material damage to the domestic pea-starch industry. ” Starting on Wednesday,...

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European authorities formally recognized India’s sovereign debt clearinghouse as a permitted trading counterparty, making it easier for lenders like Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA to trade bonds in the Asian nation.

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(click to enlarge) U. S. strategy toward African critical minerals is changing rapidly. The United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation has agreed to expand the use of a $491 million agriculture-focused compact with Zambia to also support infrastructure linked to critical minerals. Originally framed around farm-to-market connectivity, the program will now help finance supporting infrastructure along the Lobito Corridor, linking Zambia’s agricultural and mining regions more directly to Atlantic export routes. The Copperbelt of northern Zambia and southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the world’s most important mining regions. It contains globally significant reserves of copper, cobalt, manganese, germanium, gallium [… ] The post Expanding the Copperbelt’s Atlantic Export Routes appeared first on Geopolitical Futures.

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Japan is close to notching its longest economic growth streak since WWII, as the nation weathers higher oil prices from the war in Iran and the central bank’s ongoing quest to normalize interest rates.

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The European Central Bank will probably still consider raising interest rates in September even after a substantial decline in energy prices since its last meeting, according to Torsten Slok, chief economist of Apollo Global Management Inc.

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Torsten Slok, chief economist of Apollo Global Management, tells Bloomberg Television the European Central Bank faces uncertainty over second-round effects following months of energy-cost increases. "I do think that they will probably still think about hiking rates in September, and I still think that there is a highest likelihood that they will hike in September. " Slok speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal. (Source: Bloomberg)

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French inflation slowed for the first time since the Iran war broke out as energy costs fell, alleviating pressure on the European Central Bank to keep raising interest rates.

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The European Union will reserve half of its steel quotas for countries with free-trade deals under new measures meant to protect local industry from mostly Chinese imports.

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European Central Bank officials insisted the inflation shock caused by the Iran war can’t yet be judged to be over, even if hostilities have largely ceased.

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Tomatoes cook on the vine and cereal crops get scorched – climate change is hitting French agriculture, and shoppers are poised to bear the brunt of it. Also, the EU and China set an October deadline to make progress on trade disputes, while the ECB Chief Christine Lagarde says the Eurozone economy is resilient enough to withstand an end to exceptional monetary policy measures.

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Talks between EU trade commissioner and Chinese commerce minister come as bloc seeks to limit influx of Chinese imports.

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen said the full extent of the inflation shock from the Iran war isn’t yet clear and that policymakers will act accordingly as data arrive.

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The case for the European Central Bank to raise interest rates for a second time isn’t as clear as it was, according to Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch.

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen says the full extent of the inflation shock from the Iran war isn’t yet clear and that policymakers will act accordingly as data arrive. He made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal. (Source: Bloomberg)

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European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane says second-round effects from higher energy prices may take some time to show up, and that policymakers won't be boxed into a particular path on interest rates. He made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The Nifty IT index fell more than 2% to a fresh 52-week low on Tuesday as persistent inflation concerns and uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory weighed on sentiment. Infosys, TCS, Wipro and other IT stocks declined up to 3%, with investors awaiting the sector's Q1 earnings season.

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European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said knock-on effects from higher energy prices will take a while to show up and that policymakers won’t lock themselves into a path for interest rates in the meantime.

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Thailand is considering investments in US liquefied natural gas export projects, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Southeast Asian importer of the fuel looks to shore up its energy security needs.