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UK CPI miss gives BOE more room to hold rates as oil prices fall

UK inflation came in softer than expected in May, strengthening the case for the Bank of England to keep interest rates steady. CPI held at 2.8%, below the 3% consensus forecast and well below the BOE’s earlier 3.3% projection, while falling oil prices after the US-Iran interim peace deal could reduce the risk of a renewed energy-driven inflation shock.

SpaceX market capitalisation exceeds $2.6 trillion

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has achieved a historic market valuation of $2.66 trillion, positioning itself as the sixth most valuable publicly traded company in the United States following its recent stock market debut.

Kevin Warsh faces first Fed test as markets bet on rate hikes by December

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh enters his first major policy meeting with markets still pricing the risk of rate hikes by December. But the US-Iran peace framework has changed part of the outlook. Lower oil prices could ease inflation expectations, giving Warsh more room to sound balanced rather than aggressively hawkish in his first press conference.

SpaceX IPO retail orders top $100 billion as record listing reshapes private markets

Retail investors have submitted more than $100 billion in orders for SpaceX shares, highlighting the extraordinary demand behind what could become the largest IPO in history. The company is seeking to raise about $75 billion at a valuation near $1.8 trillion, while the listing is also set to unlock billions for early backers and reset valuation benchmarks across private technology markets.

SpaceX IPO a great opportunity or bull trap?

SpaceX could become one of the most important companies in the world and still disappoint public investors. That is the uncomfortable part of the IPO story.

SpaceX IPO order book closes as demand hits $250 billion

The SpaceX IPO is entering its final order-taking stage with investor demand reportedly reaching about $250 billion. The company is seeking to raise $75 billion, making the deal roughly 3.3 times oversubscribed before pricing and its expected Nasdaq debut.

SpaceX’s next frontier is not Mars. It is AI compute

SpaceX’s latest deal with Alphabet shows why investors are no longer looking at the company as a rocket business alone. The old story was about cheaper launches and Starlink growth. The new story is bigger: SpaceX wants to become infrastructure for rockets, internet and artificial intelligence at the same time.

ECB rate hike risks reviving the 2011 policy mistake as inflation shock tests Europe

The European Central Bank is preparing for one of its most difficult policy decisions in years. Inflation is rising again, energy prices are feeding price pressures, and officials want to defend their credibility. But with eurozone growth weakening, a premature rate hike could leave the ECB exposed to the same criticism it faced in 2011: tightening into a fragile economy just before conditions deteriorate.

Fed rate-hike returns as Logan questions whether policy is tight enough

The Federal Reserve debate is starting to shift again. For months, markets were mainly focused on when the next rate cut might arrive. Now, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan is warning that the current policy rate may not be doing enough to restrain inflation

BoE faces a harder June decision as inflation risks return

The Bank of England is moving into its June 18 meeting with a much less comfortable inflation story than it had hoped for. UK inflation eased to 2.8% in April, but the relief is not clear.