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Crypto’s true believers suddenly have a spring in their step again.

Bond investors will zero in on Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech this week, with a further selloff in long-dated Treasuries at stake as markets look for clues on the Federal Reserve chairman’s response to persistent inflation and fiscal concerns.

Private-sector activity in the euro area unexpectedly improved slightly in August, thanks to the strongest manufacturing growth in more than four years.

Applications for US unemployment benefits edged lower last week, staying near historically low levels and suggesting few layoffs across the labor market.

Several Federal Reserve officials favored an interest-rate hike last month and many indicated that policy tightening would be necessary if inflation didn’t decline, a record of the central bank’s most recent policy debate showed.

China’s economy got off to a sluggish start in the second half, reviving pressure on policymakers to act in support of growth as industrial output, consumption and investment all fared worse than forecast.

Ungeachtet der eigentlich gültigen Waffenruhe gehen die Angriffe Israels und der Hisbollah-Miliz im Südlibanon weiter. Die israelische Armee tötete zwei Hisbollah-Kommandeure, es starben aber auch Frauen und Kinder. Die Folge waren gegenseitige Schuldzuweisungen. Für Anfang September sind neue Verhandlungen geplant. Ob sie stattfinden, ist unklar. Auch das USA-Iran-Abkommen, das den Libanon einschließt, wackelt.

Die Spannungen zwischen dem Iran und den USA treiben die Suche nach alternativen Handels- und Schifffahrtsrouten voran. Zunehmend rückt dabei die Arktis in den Fokus. Künftig will China dort auf regelmäßigen Verkehr entlang der Route setzen.

The US will soon announce unprecedented economic measures against Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, intensifying the Trump administration’s effort to force Tehran’s capitulation after almost six months of war.

US consumer sentiment fell for the first time in three months as households worried about worsening business conditions and rising inflation.

Underlying US inflation was subdued in July, likely easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

The country’s venerable auto brands are falling behind in the world’s biggest car market.

US employers unexpectedly cut jobs in July and previous months were revised lower, suggesting the labor market is facing challenges after surprising strength earlier this year.

Several Chinese traders and steel mills have stopped dealing with iron ore traders Radiant World and Sapphire Minmetals Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its response to the country’s largest Ebola outbreak as the number of new cases continues to spike.

The wait for an Iran-Oman deal that partially reopens the Strait of Hormuz continued through Thursday, after the Islamic Republic said an agreement on proposed shipping lanes is in the final stages.

A flurry of model launches from China’s AI sector is rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating what’s been described as a death zone for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.

The one-way trade in semiconductor stocks that has defined equity markets this year is coming unglued, triggering stomach-churning volatility as investors grow increasingly concerned that the fire-hose of artificial intelligence spending won’t continue.

Euro-area inflation picked up in July after the collapse of a US-Iran ceasefire boosted oil prices, reinforcing expectations that the European Central Bank will need to raise interest rates again.

The US economy grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in the second quarter, though a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment signaled underlying strength.

Erstmals seit fast einer Woche hat die US-Armee nach eigenen Angaben wieder Ziele im Iran angegriffen. Die Angriffe seien eine „kraftvolle“ Reaktion auf iranische Angriffsversuche auf US-Basen in der Region, teilte das zuständige Regionalkommando Centcom am Mittwoch (Ortszeit) auf der Plattform X mit. Der Iran meldete drei Tote. Zuvor hatte US-Präsident Donald Trump mit „harten“ Vergeltungsangriffen auf den Iran gedroht.

France’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter, while Spain added momentum, demonstrating Europe’s continued ability to weather the fallout from the Iran war.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh insisted policymakers’ decision to leave interest rates unchanged wasn’t a sign of inertia at the central bank, which he reiterated is committed to tackling inflation.

The European Union is planning to sanction more than 1,600 companies it says are helping Russia’s war against Ukraine, the most firms it has blacklisted in one package.

US consumer confidence fell in July as Americans’ views about current business conditions and the labor market deteriorated.

ASML Holding NV shares slid to the lowest since early June after a report that a Chinese state-backed company has begun mass producing certain chipmaking machines which could present a potential threat to the Dutch firm’s sales.