On July 2, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a final, binding judgment rejecting Google's appeal and upholding the €4.1 billion antitrust fine for abusing the dominance of its An...
On July 2, 2026, The New York Times reported that Trump administration officials believed Israel had plans to assassinate senior Iranian negotiators — Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker M...
By late June 2026, Brent crude returned to its pre war baseline near $73 a barrel, erasing all gains from the US Iran conflict, after a Pakistan brokered interim deal reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
EUR/USD is trading near 1.1440–1.1448 as of early July 2026. ABN AMRO has cut its year end 2026 forecast to 1.18 (from prior expectations) and its 2027 target to 1.23, citing reduced upside after revising it...
Poland Ukraine relations have deteriorated sharply as of mid 2026, driven by three interconnected crises: a collapsed 'drones for MiGs' military deal, a bitter WWII historical dispute that led to Zelensky be...
The eurozone private sector stabilized in June 2025 as the final HCOB Composite PMI was revised up to 50.0, up from 48.5 in May, driven by a modest recovery in German manufacturing where new orders grew at t...
Gold soared to an all time intraday record above $5,500/oz in late January 2026, then plunged below $4,000/oz by late June — a roughly 7% year to date loss that masks extreme intra quarter swings.
As of July 4, 2026, Ukraine denies Russia's claim to have captured the strategic Donetsk city of Kostiantynivka, with President Zelensky calling it 'another Russian lie,' even as reports from June described...
The ECB's July 2, 2026 research blog 'Beyond energy prices' warns that persistent Gulf supply disruptions could put up to 13% of euro area production at risk when energy shortages cascade through supply chai...
Aave V4's Ethereum deposits hit $200M by late June 2026, with $60M in active loans, doubling from $100M a month earlier — all within three months of its March 30 mainnet launch.
China slashed gasoline by 950 yuan per tonne and diesel by 915 yuan per tonne on July 4, 2026 – the sharpest single reduction in six years – saving drivers about 35 40 yuan per 50 liter fill up.
On July 3, 2026, a Mahan Air civilian flight (IRM 1199) from Tehran landed at Sanaa International Airport, the first direct Iranian commercial flight to Houthi controlled Yemen in years, sparking an immediat...