There’s only one game in town for markets today. And no, it isn’t France versus Spain sadly. The trading day…

The scale of the beat, on both exports and imports, is the story here, since it suggests the AI investment…

Gold’s slide is the clearest sign yet that the Middle East conflict, despite being the classic trigger for safe haven…

PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.7990 (vs. estimate at 6.7927) !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

A beat on consensus is a modestly supportive headline, but the deceleration from Q1’s 6.3% to 5.7% is the more…

The retail data points to a UK consumer still spending, but decelerating from May’s pace even with two clear tailwinds…

RBNZ signals further tightening as conflict lifts inflation risk !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

US military says it has begun a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

The broader indices closed lower with the NASDAQ index leading the way to the downside. Chip stocks and AI led…

Reports earlier indicaetd the US was planning at least a few days of strikes.  The time in Tehran is 10:30…