US Briefing 07/07/2026: NATO Touts Defense Deals To Show Trump It Is Stepping Up; Samsung Shares Tumble 10% Despite Record Q2 Profit
Qatar LNG Ship Struck In Hormuz; Testing US-Iran Deal NATO Touts Defense Deals To Show Trump It Is Stepping Up Trump Considered 1/3 Troop Cuts To Send Europe A Message ECB Panetta: Sees Fragile Outlook With Risks To Inflation And Growth German Industry Grows More Than Expected on Auto Sector French Govt Lowers 2026 Growth Forecast To 0.7%, From 0.9% Dutch Def Min: No More Scope For Direct Military Support To Ukraine Japan Growth Minister: Not Pushing For Low Interest Rates China s PBOC Buys Most Gold Since 2023 As Bullion Swings Traders Most Positive On Dollar Since 2015; Fed Hike Looms Saudi Arabia Considers Expanding Oil Pipeline To Red Sea China Buys More US Soybeans; Key Agricultural Trade Ramps Up Shell Signals Strong Oil And Gas Trading Profit On Iran War Walmart Lowers Prices On Thousands Of Items, Including Beef, Cola Synopsys To Cut Chip Fab Manufacturing Control Software Lockheed, Rheinmetall To Jointly Produce ATACMS Missiles In Germany VW Weighs Downsizing Executive Board HSBC Pulls Back From Riskier Private Credit Lending Samsung Shares Tumble 10% Despite Record Q2 Profit Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Developing Own AI Chip READ HERE
Qatar LNG Ship Struck In Hormuz; Testing US-Iran Deal NATO Touts Defense Deals To Show Trump It Is Stepping Up Trump Considered 1/3 Troop Cuts To Send Europe A Message ECB Panetta: Sees Fragile Outlook With Risks To Inflation And Growth German Industry Grows More Than Expected on Auto Sector French Govt Lowers 2026 Growth Forecast To 0.7%, From 0.9% Dutch Def Min: No More Scope For Direct Military Support To Ukraine Japan Growth Minister: Not Pushing For Low Interest Rates China s PBOC Buys Most Gold Since 2023 As Bullion Swings Traders Most Positive On Dollar Since 2015; Fed Hike Looms Saudi Arabia Considers Expanding Oil Pipeline To Red Sea China Buys More US Soybeans; Key Agricultural Trade Ramps Up Shell Signals Strong Oil And Gas Trading Profit On Iran War Walmart Lowers Prices On Thousands Of Items, Including Beef, Cola Synopsys To Cut Chip Fab Manufacturing Control Software Lockheed, Rheinmetall To Jointly Produce ATACMS Missiles In Germany VW Weighs Downsizing Executive Board HSBC Pulls Back From Riskier Private Credit Lending Samsung Shares Tumble 10% Despite Record Q2 Profit Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Developing Own AI Chip READ HERE