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CFTC issued a final order ending routine Part 20 reporting for physical commodity swaps, citing improved swap data and removing duplicative daily filings.
Honeywell completed its acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies, boosting its catalysts and process-technology offerings for refining and renewable fuels.
A BIS working paper finds the classic sovereign‑bank “doom loop” has widened into a sovereign‑bank‑NBFI nexus, raising new risks from leveraged nonbanks.
India and the UK put trade and social-security agreements into force on July 15, delivering tariff-free access for most Indian goods and easing cross-border postings.
Commerce and Bosch signed a direct funding agreement for up to $225M to expand silicon‑carbide chip production at a Roseville, California plant.
Standard Chartered began offering eligible institutional clients USDC minting and redemption via its Dubai arm; BNY Mellon announced a similar Circle-linked service days earlier.
The CFTC halted Kalshi’s emergency rule to void Michigan trades and ordered the federally regulated exchange to honor executed positions, citing market integrity.
Gasoline prices plunged in June, pulling headline CPI down 0.4% month-over-month; year-over-year CPI remains up 3.5% and core CPI was flat.
The FTC obtained a proposed record $12M penalty against Edwards and Genesis, alleging they structured a 2024 med-tech deal to dodge HSR filing requirements.
India’s CPI inflation rose to 4.38% in June from 3.93% in May as food prices climbed; rural inflation outpaced urban, the national statistics office said.
USDA's July WASDE trims U.S. 2026/27 wheat to 1.536bn bushels — the smallest harvest since 1970/71 — and tightens global grain stocks.
HM Treasury designated AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as the U.K.’s first Critical Third Parties, triggering joint Bank of England-FCA-PRA oversight.
Texas WARN filing shows 136 id Software layoffs tied to Microsoft's Xbox cuts, removing much of the studio's public headcount and raising concerns about lost technical knowledge.
June Fed minutes show officials viewed inflation as too high, debated removing easing language and some said another rate hike could be warranted.
The FTC and five states filed a proposed settlement requiring John Deere to give farmers and independent repair shops dealer-equivalent software tools and manuals for 10 years.
Apple and Broadcom extend ties through 2031 in deals set to exceed $30B, produce 15 billion U.S.-made chips and fund a $1.5B Fort Collins expansion.
A Connecticut federal judge revived a New York common-law fraud claim against Digital Currency Group and Barry Silbert in the Genesis Yield investor suit.
Toyota will invest $3.6 billion to double its San Antonio plant, add a second Tacoma assembly line and create 2,000 jobs as production shifts from Mexico.
TeraWulf said Anthropic will lease a 401 MW AI/HPC campus in Hawesville, Kentucky under a 20-year deal the company values at about $19 billion.
FCA review warns agentic AI could reshape UK retail financial services by 2030 and recommends seven regulatory steps to manage benefits and risks.