The European Central Bank is keeping a close eye on energy costs after renewed Middle East fighting increased geopolitical uncertainty again, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.

Im Iran-Krieg ist weiterhin keine Entspannung der Lage abzusehen. Die US-Armee griff am Mittwoch die vierte Nacht in Folge Ziele im Iran an. Teheran führte daraufhin Angriffe auf US-Ziele in Kuwait, Jordanien und Bahrain aus. US-Präsident Donald Trump drohte dem Iran indes mit Angriffen auf die zivile Infrastruktur des Landes.

A key metric of China’s inflation turned positive for the first time in three years as a jump in oil prices put an end to a record streak of deflation.

China’s economy slowed more than expected last quarter to the weakest in more than three years, raising pressure on policymakers to speed up public spending to ensure their annual growth goal is met.

US consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years and a key gauge of underlying inflation was little changed, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said policymakers at the central bank have no tolerance for high inflation, reiterating a vow to tame price growth that has been elevated for five years.

Bond traders ramped up bets for a July interest-rate hike ahead of US inflation data and an appearance by the head of the Federal Reserve that stand to reinforce the need for action.

President Donald Trump said the US would reinstate its blockade of Iranian ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and demanded a 20% reimbursement on all other cargo shipped through the waterway.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reinforced a call for dialogue with China to address concerns that the world’s second-largest economy is shoring up an unfair trade advantage by keeping its currency artificially low.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported quarterly sales rose 36%, meeting high expectations and signaling global demand for AI hardware remains intact.

South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in US market history. Shares soared 13% on their first day of trading.

Iran said Saturday that it’s closing the Strait of Hormuz “until further notice” and won’t allow any vessels to pass through until foreign interference ends, according to state-run IRIB News.

Mit Sorge ist am Donnerstag auf das Ergebnis der Aufsichtsratssitzung von Volkswagen gewartet worden. Konzernchef Oliver Blume stellte dort seinen „Zukunftsplan“ vor. Nach heftigen Protesten wurde am Donnerstag vorerst nur der Rotstift bei der Modellpalette angesetzt, die um bis zu 50 Prozent reduziert werden soll. Im Gespräch sind aber weiterhin ein drastischer Jobabbau und Werksschließungen. Viele Fragen bleiben damit offen.

US President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is over.

Inmitten der Waffenruhe im Krieg zwischen den USA und dem Iran scheint die Lage erneut zu eskalieren. Nachdem mehrere Schiffe in der Straße von Hormus beschossen worden waren, flogen die USA eigenen Angaben zufolge in der Nacht auf Mittwoch Angriffe auf mehr als 80 Ziele im Iran. Teheran drohte mit Vergeltung und griff nach eigenen Angaben Mittwochfrüh US-Stützpunkte in Kuwait und Bahrain an. Teheran und Washington arbeiten derzeit an einem Abkommen zur Beendigung des Krieges.

The US military said forces have begun carrying out new strikes against Iran after recent attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, testing an already delicate ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.

A laden liquefied natural gas carrier was struck by a projectile near the Omani coast as it exited the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh attack that will fuel unease among shipowners and producers and tests a late-June peace deal intended to halt attacks in the waterway.

Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit surged 19-fold, just surpassing elevated expectations due to relentless demand for memory chips needed in AI data centers.

Stocks in Asia are poised to edge higher after a rally in several US technology giants revived confidence that the AI-driven bull market still has room to run.

Donald Trump’s war against Iran may be over, but the repercussions for global monetary policy are here to stay.

South Korea plans to create an investment fund using tax revenue from its burgeoning semiconductor industry to finance long-term economic growth, Yonhap News reported Sunday citing the presidential chief of staff.

Asian stocks fell, putting the regional benchmark on track for a second straight weekly decline as concerns mounted that the artificial intelligence-fueled rally has run ahead of itself.

President Donald Trump made more than 21,000 securities trades in his first year back in office, often in intense bursts tied to market events he created.

Brent oil could extend declines to $60 a barrel by year-end as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz ease, according to Citigroup Inc., adding to a chorus of bearish outlooks for the global crude market.

Wall Street is kicking off the second half of 2026 with fresh conviction: shrugging off one shock after another, markets are set to grind even higher.

It was the slowest month of hiring since February, when the labor market contracted. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.2%.

OpenAI has begun discussions about giving the US government a 5% stake in the ChatGPT-developer, the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the talks.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Ulo Kaasik said further moentary tightening may be needed to ensure inflation returns to target after the Iran war.

The European Central Bank’s next policy decisions will come down to either hiking interest rates further or holding them steady, Governing Council member Martin Kocher said.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said price risks have come down in recent weeks, while repeating his determination to bring inflation back to the US central bank’s 2% target.