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UK Q2 GDP Growth: The World Cup Quarter That Business Services Won
The UK grew 0.4 per cent in the second quarter and the headlines credited the World Cup and the heatwave. The ONS said no such…
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September Rate Hike Odds Collapse: The Fed’s Eight-Day Reversal
Tame July inflation five days after a payrolls contraction has halved the odds of a September rate hike. Inside the eight-day repricing, the energy base…
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The Week in Markets: The Melt-Up Meets a Shrinking Jobs Market (7 August 2026)
Records on Tuesday, a negative payrolls print on Friday: the week the melt-up met a shrinking jobs market. Amazon at $3 trillion, Palantir’s 93 per…
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The Fed Starts Counting: Inside the $1.3 Trillion Private Credit Direct Lending Market
The Dallas and New York Feds are building the first official window into a $1.3 trillion direct lending market, in the same fortnight Ares raised…
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Amazon’s $3 Trillion Market Cap: Inside the Melt-Up’s Fine Print
Amazon became the fifth company worth $3 trillion, the Dow set records four sessions running, and the 10-year yield hit an 18-month high in the…
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Palantir Q2 2026 Earnings: The 93% Quarter That Split the AI Trade
Palantir grew revenue 93 per cent to $1.94 billion, tripled profit, and raised guidance by half a billion dollars; the stock rose 29.5 per cent…
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The Joint Yen Intervention: Washington Buys Yen and the Carry Trade Blinks
Japan bought an estimated $59 billion of yen in a day, then the US Treasury joined: the first coordinated yen-buying in more than a decade,…
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The Bank of England’s Dovish Hold: 6-3 at 3.75 Per Cent and the Hike Bailey Buried
The MPC held Bank Rate at 3.75 per cent with Mann, Greene and Pill dissenting for a hike, and Bailey told markets he is not…
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The Fed’s Triple Dissent: A 9-3 Hold and the Most Hawkish Vote in a Decade
The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75 per cent with Hammack, Kashkari and Logan dissenting for a hike: the first unified triple dissent since…