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| 8 Jul 2026 |
07:48 |
Continues from previous update...
Rutte said there could be no doubt over the "complete commitment of the United States to NATO," which he said also works to protect the United States.
"But there's also the expectation that the Europeans and the Canadians will equalise their spending with the United States, which I think is completely fair," he added.
"The good news is that this is the big win today. It's the loss for Putin, it is a win for President Trump that the Europeans and the Canadians are doing exactly that."
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| 8 Jul 2026 |
07:47 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG earlier reported the new attacks by the U.S. on Iran were "absolutely necessary," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing Tehran to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.
"When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the U.S. forcefully react," Rutte told reporters before a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara.
At their summit, European leaders aim to convince Donald Trump to re-commit to the military alliance, after the U.S. president revived his disputes with them over the Iran war and Greenland.
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| 7 Jul 2026 |
19:19 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG reported the United States is revoking a general license that authorized the sale of Iranian oil, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, warning that Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz were "wholly unacceptable" and would be met with consequences after attacks on tankers in the strategic waterway.
Oil prices rose more than 3% following the announcement. The U.S. official said negotiators continued to work in good faith toward a final agreement with Iran despite the latest escalation.
The U.S. move came after three tankers reported being struck by unknown projectiles in and near the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, the British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said in a report. There was no immediate comment from Tehran, or any claim of responsibility.
The attacks and the U.S. response threaten to put a fragile diplomatic understanding between Washington and Tehran on shaky ground, raising the risk that further retaliation could derail negotiations over a broader agreement.
Another U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial indications were that Iran had fired at three commercial vessels.
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| 6 Jul 2026 |
22:47 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG reported a group of 22 Democratic state attorneys general on Monday opposed the Trump administration's proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 59 countries and the European Union over allegations they failed to curb trade in goods made with forced labor.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others called the tariffs unlawful, arguing the levies will make goods more expensive "and will continue the economic devastation that prior tariffs have caused." They called the move a pretext to replace tariffs that were invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
USTR declined to comment on the AGs' letter, citing a policy of not commenting on ongoing trade investigations.
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
13:15 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG reported Federal Reserve policymakers have less reason to deliver an interest-rate hike later this month, traders bet on Thursday, after a government report showed the U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected in the last two months.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its closely watched employment report on Thursday.
That was about half what economists had anticipated. May job gains were revised down to 129,000, from the 172,000 initially reported.
"The slowdown in payroll growth challenges the narrative of renewed labour market strength that has been building in recent months but, importantly, reinforces the view that the Federal Reserve is under little pressure to tighten policy," wrote Principal Asset Management chief global strategist Seema Shah.
Traders of short-term interest-rate futures now see less than a 20% chance of a rate hike in July, though they continue to see an increase in the policy rate in September as likely.
Fed funds futures contracts reflect about a 60% chance of a hike versus a continued hold in the current range of 3.50%-3.75%, versus about a 75% chance of a September rate hike seen before the jobs report.
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
12:39 |
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The jobless rate fell last month from 4.3% in May. A historically low level of layoffs is a big part of the strength in payrolls, which had not been mirrored in other labor market surveys, including hiring plans by small businesses. A Conference Board survey on Tuesday showed the share of consumers viewing jobs as "hard to get" near a 5-1/2-year high in June.
Despite facing uncertainties stemming first from tariffs last year and more recently the Middle East conflict, companies have been reluctant to let go of workers, after struggling to find labor in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.
But with the U.S. and Iran agreeing to a ceasefire, which has pushed oil prices back to pre-war levels, some economists believe the downside risks to the labor market had diminished and expected the recent firmer trend in job growth to prevail this year.
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
12:38 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG reported U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in June and data for the prior month was revised lower, but the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, pointing to continued labor market stability.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 129,000 rise in May, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its closely watched employment report on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls advancing 110,000 after a previously reported 172,000 increase in May.
Estimates ranged from as low as 25,000 to as high as 200,000. The moderation was payback after three consecutive months of strong gains in payrolls and likely does not signal a material shift in labor market conditions. It could also be bringing payrolls into alignment with other labor market surveys, including small business hiring plans, which have offered a less robust picture of the jobs market.
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
12:30 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG news on U.S. jobs report :
- U.S. June nonfarm payrolls +57,000 (consensus +110,000) vs May +129,000 (previous +172,000), April +148,000 (previous +179,000)
- U.S. June private sector jobs +49,000 (consensus +110,000)
- U.S. June unemployment rate 4.2% (consensus 4.3%)
- U.S. June average hourly earnings +3.5% from year earlier (consensus +3.5%)
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
07:38 |
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| 2 Jul 2026 |
07:02 |
USD/JPY - 161.92... LSEG reported the yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Thursday, with traders alert to the prospect of intervention from Japan to prop up its stubbornly weak currency.
The dollar fell by as much as 0.9% to 161.115 and was last trading at 161.75.
It was not immediately clear what drove the market move or whether Japanese authorities were in the market. The move was smaller than that after previous bouts of intervention.
The yen crossed beyond the 162 per dollar level on June 30 to its weakest in 40 years, pressured by Japan's relatively low interest rates.
It received little help from a well-telegraphed Bank of Japan rate hike and an interim ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, and no lasting boost from more than $70 billion in dollar-selling intervention in April and May.
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| 30 Jun 2026 |
16:18 |
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| 30 Jun 2026 |
07:27 |
EUR/USD - 1.1408... LSEG reported it is too early for the European Central Bank to make a call on policy rate hikes but it is likely that inflation will stay on an elevated level, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel told CNBC on Tuesday.
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| 29 Jun 2026 |
11:41 |
Continues from previous update...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party promised in its manifesto - a proposed programme for government - before it won a landslide election in July 2024 that it would not raise taxes on working people, including income tax, social security contributions, or value-added tax.
Burnham said his plans would be "backed by the stability that comes from sound public finances ... and the discipline of our current fiscal rules."
There had been concern amongst investors last year about Burnham's approach to the fiscal rules after he stated the UK had to get "beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets".
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| 29 Jun 2026 |
11:40 |
GBP/USD - 1.3230... LSEG reported Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, said his plans for the country are consistent with the party's 2024 manifesto, reiterating his commitment to a series of fiscal rules.
The fiscal rules, which include balancing day-to-day spending with tax revenues and reducing debt as a share of output, are closely watched by financial markets.
Making his first speech since his return to Westminster earlier in June cemented his position as Starmer's likely successor, Burnham said on Monday his plan for change "whilst not taking risks with the public finances, will seek to give Britain some breathing space."
The changes he was planning for how to run the country were "consistent with the 2024 manifesto", he added.
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| 28 Jun 2026 |
20:28 |
USD/MAJORS... LSEG news, U.S. and Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, Axios reports citing U.S. officials
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