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European Stocks Reach Record Highs on Hopes Strait of Hormuz Will Reopen

Markets are rallying because diplomatic moves could cut the oil risk premium and ease inflation pressures.

Drone Strike Halts Loading at Caspian Pipeline Terminal

Fed Holds Rate After 9–3 Vote Under New Chair Warsh

Long U.S. Treasuries Jump as Federal Debt Tops 100% of GDP

Renewed Middle East Fighting and U.S. Naval Blockade Send Oil Prices Higher and Raise Odds of Bigger 2027 Social Security COLA

US Strikes Inside Iran and Iranian Counterattacks Push Oil Higher and Test Markets

Pakistan Rupee Holds Steady as Indian Rupee Sees Sharp Swings on Dollar, Oil and Geopolitics

KSE-100 Rises 1.06% as Oil Drop and Export Tax Repeal Lift Stocks

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50–3.75% as New Chair Signals Tighter Stance and Communication Overhaul

Raghuram Rajan Questions Whether India’s Headline Growth Reflects Reality

South Africa Records Modest 0.5% GDP Gain in First Quarter

Mortgage Rates Tick Down but Stay Stuck in Mid‑6% as Applications Fall

Markets Raise Odds of December Fed Rate Hike After Strong U.S. Jobs Report

Mortgage Rates Stall in Mid‑6% at Highest Level Since August 2025

Mortgage Rates Rise to Nine‑Month High, Crushing Refinance Activity

U.S. Strikes in Southern Iran Put Fragile Ceasefire Under Pressure and Lift Oil Prices

Mortgage Rates Climb Back Into Mid‑6% Range

Tucker Carlson Calls for End to U.S. Aid to Israel in Confrontational Israeli TV Interview

Reeves Poised to Scrap Fuel Duty Rise

Oil Back Above $100 as Iran Standoff Pressures DAX and Shifts Focus to Trump’s China Visit