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Oil Prices Rise After Fresh U.S. Attacks in the Middle East

Government bonds across Asia-Pacific fell in price terms as the continued rise in crude oil prices fueled concerns over elevated inflation.

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China's Factory-Gate Inflation Accelerates

China's PPI accelerated in June to match market expectations, picking up speed for a fourth straight month while consumer price gains cooled.

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U.S., Iran Exchange Fire After Trump Declares Ceasefire Over

The president had earlier promised a second night of attacks and warned the strikes will get worse if Tehran continues to target commercial shipping.

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Higher gas prices aren't the only way rising tensions with Iran will hit home

Wall Street expects President Donald Trump's call that the Iran cease-fire is over will hurt airlines and home builders more than it will help oil companies.

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Fed Officials Flagged Risks That Would Warrant Higher Rates

More officials pointed to the artificial intelligence build-out as a source of persistent inflationary pressures at Chairman Kevin Warsh's first meeting, minutes released Wednesday showed.

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Investors haven't been this bullish on the dollar in a decade. How the buck can keep climbing.

A crowded bet on a stronger U.S. dollar may depend on whether Wednesday's jump in oil prices proves lasting, as renewed Middle East tensions revive inflation concerns and bolster expectations that the Federal Reserve may need to keep policy tight.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Unexpected Build

U.S. crude oil inventories rose for the first time in 11 weeks, increasing by 3 million barrels, as production and imports increased and exports fell.

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ADP to Launch Monthly Pay Tracking Indicator in Canada, Offering Look Inside Labor Market

Plans to begin publishing a Canadian insights report tracking wage trends based on anonymized payroll data representing about 1 million workers in the country.

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IMF Drops Recession Warning in Wake of June Ceasefire

Global growth forecast is trimmed slightly, but it no longer warns of a prolonged war triggering a world recession.

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It was the world's hottest stock market. Now South Korea has entered bear territory.

The cumulative impact of several different narratives - competition, sustainability, excessive leverage, international outflows - has sapped the Korean market of its upward mobility since clocking up a record high in June.

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Global M&A Surged This Year With Massive AI Deals, Mergermarket Says

Blockbuster artificial-intelligence deals and a rush to lock down transactions in the U.S. powered global merger-and-acquisition volume to more than $3 trillion in the first half of 2026, according to Mergermarket data.

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China's Auto Market Remains Under Pressure on Sluggish Domestic Demand

Retail sales of passenger cars in the country slumped 20.2% in the first half.

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New Zealand's Central Bank Raises Rates in Tentative Move to Combat Inflation Risks

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised interest rates Wednesday in what appeared to be a tentative move by policy makers to combat nagging inflation pressures.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 08, 2026 23:15 ET (03:15 GMT)