Posts by Amelia Frost
Inflation Rose Less Than Expected Last Month. Now a Top Trump Official Says The Fed Must Act Accordingly
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said there is no argument to raise interest rates after inflation rose less than expected in June. “There’s not really an excuse for raising rates right now,” Hasset told CNBC. He went on to say that the Fed will now be “thinking the other way,” in reference to lowering…
Read MoreRenewed U.S.-Iran Clashes Again Cast Uncertainty Over Energy Markets. The ECB Is Bracing
The European Central Bank (ECB) will reassess its interest rate decision next week as a result of renewed clashes between the U.S. and Iran, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said. “The renewed outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East and the fresh rise in oil prices underscore that the situation remains extremely volatile and the…
Read MoreTensions Have Flared Up Around Hormuz Again. Now Iran is Signaling that A Key Red Sea Gateway Could Be Next
Iran is signaling that it may expand pressure on global shipping beyond the Strait of Hormuz by leveraging its Houthi allies in Yemen to threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the narrow waterway connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. Together, the two chokepoints are among the world’s most strategically important shipping lanes, carrying…
Read MoreSEGELHORST, ALIAKBARI: Carbon tax could push investment out of Alberta
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion Columnists Not only will the country with more punitive policies lose economic activity as production and investment move elsewhere, but the environmental benefits will also be offset, undermined or reversed by increased emissions elsewhere. Published Jul 15, 2026 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save…
Read MoreInflation Cools More Than Expected. Traders Now Think the Fed Will Hold Rates Steady in July
Financial markets sharply reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month after new government data showed inflation eased more than economists anticipated in June. According to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.5% over the past 12 months through June,…
Read MoreU.S. Seismologist Visited China To Study North Korean Nuclear Tests. Now He Is Accused Of Spying And Faces Life In Prison
A Chinese-born U.S. citizen and seismologist faces spying charges in China for detecting and analyzing North Korean nuclear tests. Reuters reported that Youlin Chen, 54, has been detained for two years in China and is expected to be tried on spying charges, potentially facing life in prison. Eric Lebson, a former U.S. national security official…
Read MoreGoogle DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis Wants A New AI Watchdog. He Says The U.S. Should Lead It.
As governments race to keep pace with increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems, one of the industry’s most influential executives is urging the United States to establish a formal oversight body to evaluate the world’s most advanced AI models before they reach the public. The proposal comes amid heightened scrutiny of frontier AI following recent government…
Read MoreWhat SK Hynix’s U.S. Debut Reveals About Wall Street’s Leveraged ETF Craze
KEY POINTS SK Hynix’s U.S. debut shows how quickly AI winners are being turned into leveraged trading products. Leveraged and inverse ETFs accounted for roughly 31% of new U.S. ETF launches in the first half of 2026, highlighting the industry’s shift toward speculative trading. The same ETF wrapper that popularized passive investing is increasingly being…
Read MoreInflation Dropped More Than Expected In The U.S. In June. Stocks Climbed As a Result
Stocks rose on Tuesday after inflation dropped in the U.S. and traders reduced their expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in its next meeting. The S&P 500 climbed 0.38%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite overperformed, gaining 0.90%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher, increasing by 0.02%. Markets were largely buoyed by…
Read MoreBritain Is Changing How It Taxes Crypto. DeFi Users Will No Longer Face Immediate Capital Gains Bills.
The United Kingdom is overhauling the way it taxes certain cryptocurrency transactions, becoming one of the first major economies to formally recognize that lending digital assets and participating in decentralized finance liquidity pools do not always represent a meaningful change in ownership. The move comes as governments worldwide continue refining cryptocurrency regulations amid broader efforts…
Read MoreFrom Robotaxi Fleets to Simulation Labs: One Engineer’s Journey
Self-driving used to be a movie set piece. Now robotaxis run paid routes in San Francisco, mining trucks haul ore from GPS-mapped pits without drivers, and agricultural equipment works fields with no one in the cab. For all that momentum, the engineering and operational realities behind putting a self-driving stack on public roads stay largely…
Read MoreKinect Real Estate Partners Launches Opportunity Zone Fund Around Shovel-Ready Gresham Site
Kinect Real Estate Partners is opening a new opportunity zone fund built around a single, already-permitted and under-construction development site outside Portland, giving investors a narrower, faster option than the diversified multifamily fund the firm closed weeks earlier. A Single Asset, Not a Blind Pool The Gresham OZ Fund is a Qualified Opportunity Fund centered…
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