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Gaston Gelos says stablecoins lack monetary properties; BIS warns of macro risks to credit and monetary policy if they scale without central bank backing.
Al Kathiri Holding will cancel 138.5M shares, cutting capital 61% to offset accumulated losses. Shareholders lose 0.613 shares per share. CMA approval pending.
North Stawell Minerals extends gold trend to 800m at Darlington, with intercepts up to 2.52 g/t gold, and 2.75 g/t at Caledonia.
Robinhood's new public blockchain promises faster transactions and staking, but the lack of integration details and developer adoption creates significant execution risk for HOOD.
GBP/EUR touched a one-year high above €1.1627 after softer Eurozone inflation trimmed ECB tightening expectations. The next catalyst is UK GDP data.
Russian troops are walking 18 miles to the front after supply routes were cut, Ukraine's defense minister says. The development signals severe logistical strain with market implications for defense and energy.
France recorded 77 crypto-linked kidnapping and extortion cases in 2026, up from 45 in 2025. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez outlined a three-part security plan after the Ledger co-founder kidnapping and a wave of targeted attacks.
June payrolls expected at 110K. A hot print pushes September hike odds toward certainty; a miss revives pause bets. Yen intervention risk rises above 145.
WTI crude bounced off $68.78 support, holding above $67.81. NatGas remains in an ascending channel above $3.10, targeting $3.26. The weekly EIA storage report Thursday will test the trend.
Brent crude dipped to $70.83 after US-Iran talks in Doha ended without a deal. EIA data showed draws in crude and gasoline stocks. The next round of talks is scheduled after July 9.
Krakatoa Resources (ASX:KTA) has started underground drilling at Zopkhito in Georgia to convert a 26,000t antimony, 815,119oz gold foreign resource into a JORC-compliant estimate.
Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine triggered Poland to scramble jets and Finland to restrict airspace. The escalation raises geopolitical risk for energy and defense markets.
Onity's $50M share repurchase authorizes 8% of market cap. The stock trades at 5x earnings and 0.4x book, with net servicing spread below 100 bps.
Lummis pushed back on Warren's Clarity Act criticism, pointing to over 16 safeguards that she says prevent illicit finance. The bill faces a tight timeline before recess.
Paribu adds Hyperliquid perps, Polymarket, and a stock waitlist in one app. Turkish retail users can access onchain markets without wallet switching.
Emergent Ventures India's 17th cohort funds 22 projects from open-source semiconductor tools to space solar power and compostable leather. The bets span hardware, biotech, and climate.
OpenAI is considering giving the U.S. government a 5% equity stake to ease AI regulation scrutiny and win Trump-era buy-in, the Financial Times reported.
Russia's 90-missile, 600-drone strike on Ukraine pushes the dollar higher and weighs on Bitcoin. The Oreshnik hypersonic missile adds nuclear tail risk to the market calculus.
Fermi Inc.'s AI-driven grid thesis faces three risks: timing of upgrades, regulatory rate caps, and technological substitution. The next quarterly filing will test whether the premium holds.
Xiaomi delivered >30k vehicles for third straight month; BYD sales rose 5.5% YoY. Citi expects Xiaomi rebound on August YU9 launch. Deutsche Bank sees BYD Q2 profit up 145%.
Philips Evnia's 27M4N monitors switch between 540Hz esports, 360Hz balanced, and 275Hz QHD modes on a single Fast IPS panel. The triple-mode design fills the gap between dual-mode competitors.
QBE Insurance Group acquired full ownership of its India joint venture Raheja QBE after 18 years, ending a partnership with Prism Johnson Limited and renaming the unit.
The UN controller said cash lasts only through August. With $2 billion from the US and $430 million from China unpaid, September and High-Level Week are at risk.
Nvidia's GPC tokenizes human motion like ChatGPT tokenizes text, letting humanoid robots improvise fall recovery without explicit programming. The research targets Tesla, Figure, and Apptronik.
NerdWallet stock faces worsening economics amid a growth slump. The author prepares for a category rotation in H2 2026, expecting the S&P 500 to remain flat near 7,500.
Affirm management laid out a $10B GMV target by FY2028 at investor day. The card product now accounts for 20% of volume with attach rates above internal targets. Credit metrics remain stable.
CICT yields 5%, ST Engineering 2.2%. Rising rates hit REITs harder; banks benefit. Balance REITs and blue chips for resilient passive income.
WOA surged 42.9% on a scale-up plan and German facility wind-down. VHM jumped 43.5% on a Iluka offtake and $40M funding deal. GTE rose 20% as drilling started at its DeGrussa-style VHMS targets.
Fortuna Metals produced 96.66% TiO2 rutile from a 5.4-tonne bulk sample at Mkanda, Malawi. The grade beats Sovereign Metals' Kasiya spec. Maiden MRE due this month.
WTI crude slipped below $72.50 as the dollar firmed ahead of Friday's NFP. A bearish channel at $70.85 caps any bounce, with support at $68.50 below.