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The Philippine central bank increases its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive meeting, bracing for a prolonged battle against inflation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/philippines-hikes-key-rate-again-to-temper-war-driven-inflation

Indonesia’s central bank hikes its key interest rate for a third time in about a month, extending aggressive efforts to stabilize the rupiah https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/indonesia-raises-interest-rate-again-as-rupiah-defense-continues

NORWEGIAN KEY POLICY RATE ACTUAL 4.25% (FORECAST 4.25%, PREVIOUS 4.25%)

SNB LEAVES POLICY RATE AT 0%; EST. 0% - BBG *SNB SAYS PREPARED TO INTERVENE IN CURRENCY MARKETS IF NEEDED *SNB HAS AN INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO INTERVENE IN FX MARKETS

Employees of the Wall Street bank in the Asian financial hub are now unable to access Claude models, following a similar move by rival Goldman Sachs. Http://ft.trib.al/7RYAebv

Exclusive: Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait https://www.reuters.com/world/china/thailand-revives-30-bln-coast-to-coast-corridor-rival-malacca-strait-2026-06-18/

$JPY 160.8 high

6 Month Tbill Auction Cut-off 1.47% prev 1.48%

The London Metal Exchange plans to launch a steel futures contract that gives global investors exposure to Shanghai prices, marking another step in the internationalization of Chinese commodities futures https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/lme-to-launch-steel-futures-giving-access-to-shanghai-prices

why is he pumping the stock market at midnight ?

US FRTB glitch could lead to negative capital charges https://www.risk.net/regulation/7963652/us-frtb-glitch-could-spit-out-negative-capital-charges

Elon Musk officially entered the canon of the greatest inventors, builders and capitalists not only of our time but arguably of humankind https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/elon-musk-is-gaining-altitude-556eba81

Most households can expect to face a significant increase in electricity costs from the third quarter, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) told The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/business/electricity-tariff-to-rise-significantly-from-july-despite-iran-deal-ema

Noam Shazeer, the AI legend Google paid $2.7B to bring back two years ago, has left Google, to join OpenAI.

A pair trade is emerging in China’s artificial intelligence sector, with investors piling into the perceived winner and betting against its rival seen as losing ground in the race to build commercially viable AI models https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/china-s-ai-race-spurs-emergence-of-winner-laggard-pair-trade

June 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened at a fresh record high Thursday, despite overnight losses on Wall Street caused by the U.S. Federal Reserve's signal of a rate hike this year and uncertainty over a U.S.-Iran peace deal. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened 20.68 points, or 0.23 percent, higher at 8,884.92.

I believe we are currently on the brink. We are entering a particularly risky period expected between the 2026 midterm election and the 2028 presidential election. At the same time, the monetary situation is becoming increasingly threatening. The U.S. government currently spends $7 trillion while only taking in approximately $5 trillion, resulting in 40% overspending. While the government has a significant amount of debt to finance, the demand for that debt is falling. This decline in demand is driven by standard supply and demand factors, as well as fears from debt holders regarding potential sanctions. https://x.com/raydalio/status/2067415948298969102

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President Donald Trump says it’s ‘unfair’ for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other regional countries have them, while at the G7 in France where the US-Iran deal has taken centre stage.

Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 71,000 level for the first time on Thursday as a ceasefire deal between the US and Iran boosted demand for risk assets. bit.ly/4vNUCT0