Mon, Jun 22, 2026 Market News Archive, Page 11

H UK: Starmer Resigning Minister Jacqui Smith appears to confirm Keir Starmer is resigning as UK Labour leader GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 06:13 AM UTC

H EasyJet Rejects Castlelake Bid EasyJet rejects Castlelake's takeover offer of 625p per share EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 06:10 AM UTC

H China Rolls Out 15 Measures China is rolling out 15 measures to promote foreign investment. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 06:10 AM UTC

L S.Korea Picks Bond Arrangers South Korea picks arrangers for potential USD and/or EUR bond issuance EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 06:10 AM UTC

L Norway Credit Growth 4.5% Norway's credit indicator growth rate increases to 4.5% year-over-year in May EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 06:05 AM UTC

M S.Korea Eyes ETF Rules South Korea is considering separate steps on leveraged single-stock ETFs REGULATION | Jun 22, 2026, 06:05 AM UTC

H China Rolls Out 15 Measures China is rolling out 15 measures to promote foreign investment GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 06:05 AM UTC

H Ukraine: Talks With Russia To Resume Ukrainian President Zelenskiy says negotiations with Russia will resume, but the format is uncertain. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC

H Lebanon: Drone Strike Kills 2 A drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people after a ceasefire agreement went into effect GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 05:50 AM UTC

H Goldman Cuts China GDP Goldman Sachs cuts China's Q2 GDP forecast to 3.5% Q/Q annualized and sees 5% growth in Q3 EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:50 AM UTC

M Spain Cuts Red Tape Bank of Spain's Escriva says Spain needs to cut red tape to build more housing EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:50 AM UTC

M US State Dept: Rubio, Aoun Speak US Secretary of State Rubio and Lebanese President Aoun discussed disarming Hezbollah and re-establishing control over Lebanese territory GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 05:45 AM UTC

H Musk Predicts 10X Global Growth Elon Musk predicts the world economy could grow up to 10 times its current size by 2036, barring a world war, but analyst Jim Chanos expresses doubt EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:40 AM UTC

H Israel, Hezbollah Agree Ceasefire Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire starting today, according to reports. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 05:40 AM UTC

M KPC Issues Naphtha Tender Kuwait's KPC issues first spot naphtha tender since US-Iran conflict, sources say ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:40 AM UTC

H SpaceX Gets Low ESG Score SpaceX received a low environmental, social and governance rating from MSCI one day before its $75 billion IPO EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:35 AM UTC

H O'Leary: AI Replacing Advisors Kevin O'Leary says AI is replacing costly advisors and reshaping corporate hiring EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 05:30 AM UTC

H Ukraine Names EU Negotiator Ukraine is choosing Europe's negotiator for talks with Russia, according to Zelenskiy. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 05:05 AM UTC

H Russell 2000: Unprofitable Cos Outperform Unprofitable Russell 2000 companies are outperforming profitable peers, with a 60% return since April 2025, driven by investor demand for AI exposure EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 04:55 AM UTC

H Ukraine: Drone Hits Ship A drone strike has caused a fire aboard the dry cargo vessel Victress, according to the Ukrainian Navy GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 04:50 AM UTC

H Iran: US Lifts Hormuz Blockade Iran's Foreign Minister says the US will lift its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and waive oil export curbs as part of a deal between the two countries GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 04:45 AM UTC

L UK: Burnham Plans Andy Burnham plans to keep Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 04:35 AM UTC

M Newmont Receives Approvals Newmont's Red Chris Block Cave Project receives regulatory approvals EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 04:35 AM UTC

H China Keeps LPRs Unchanged China keeps lending benchmark LPRs unchanged as global markets watch US-Iran talks and UK political uncertainty MACRO | Jun 22, 2026, 04:35 AM UTC

H UK PM Starmer Weighs Future UK Prime Minister Starmer is considering his future over the weekend, according to The Times. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 04:20 AM UTC

M Ireland Sees EU Capital Deal Ireland says a deal on EU capital markets is possible by year-end, according to the FT. REGULATION | Jun 22, 2026, 04:15 AM UTC

M Italy Open To Germany Joining Jet Project Italy is open to Germany joining its fighter jet project, according to Leonardo's chief. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 04:10 AM UTC

M UK: Savills Sees New Home Builds Missing Target Savills says new home builds will fall short of the UK government's 1.5M target EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 04:10 AM UTC

H Iran Sees Progress Iran hails progress to end Lebanon war GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 04:10 AM UTC

L Germany Raises Tobacco Tax Germany's Finance Ministry plans to raise tobacco tax, according to Bild. REGULATION | Jun 22, 2026, 04:00 AM UTC

H US Warns Israel May Undermine Iran Deal US intelligence warns that Israel is likely to undermine a potential Iran peace deal, according to officials GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:55 AM UTC

M GOOG: Khanna, Friedberg Clash Rep. Ro Khanna and former Google executive David Friedberg exchange criticism on economic policies and wealth distribution EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:50 AM UTC

H SK Hynix Surpasses Samsung SK Hynix briefly becomes South Korea's most valuable company, surpassing Samsung Electronics in market capitalization EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:50 AM UTC

M China Youth Unemployment Falls China's youth unemployment rate falls to 15.6%. EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:50 AM UTC

H China Imposes Trade Curbs China imposes trade restrictions on dozens of U.S. entities in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:50 AM UTC

M BoE Sells Gilts The Bank of England will sell short-dated gilts across 3 auctions of GBP725 mln and mediums across 2 auctions of GBP600 mln in Q3 EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

M PRESS RELEASE: BoE Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 19 June 2026 PRESS RELEASE: BoE Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 19 June 2026 CENTRAL_BANK | Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

L UK Transport Sec Calls UK Transport Secretary calls on Starmer to go EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

M NY Fed Cuts Q2 GDP The New York Fed's GDP Nowcast for Q2 is 2.68%, down from 2.70% previously. EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

H Nestle, Uber Urge Govt Electrification Over 100 companies including Nestle and Uber are urging governments to prioritize electrification in their economic strategies GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 AM UTC

L Burnham Meets MPs Burnham is expected to travel to London to meet MPs on Monday EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:35 AM UTC

H Iran Warns US Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi warns that any violation of commitments will be directed at the United States GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:30 AM UTC

L UK: Miliband May Lose Chancellor Job Ed Miliband may lose out on the Chancellor job in a potential Andy Burnham cabinet EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:20 AM UTC

H Qatar Supports US-Iran Talks Qatari PM supports US-Iran negotiations for sustainable solutions GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:15 AM UTC

H Lebanon Seeks Qatar, US Help Lebanon is relying on Qatar and the US to stop Israeli attacks GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:15 AM UTC

M Schwab Enters Prediction Charles Schwab breaks into the prediction market business EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:15 AM UTC

H EU's Costa Criticizes China EU's Costa says cannot continue to raise issues with China without results GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:15 AM UTC

M Israel: Identifies Aerial Targets Israel's IDF identifies two suspicious aerial targets in the north, incident ends without casualties. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:10 AM UTC

H EU Backs Ukraine EU's Costa says the EU is on Ukraine's side and does not intend to be a mediator in the conflict with Russia GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:05 AM UTC

H Canada Imposes 10% Surtax Canada announces a 10% surtax on global imports of canned vegetables, excluding the US, Mexico, Israel, Chile, and developing countries, effective June 19th EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:05 AM UTC

H EU Expands Routes EU's von der Leyen announces plans to develop new routes and corridors, including the IMEC, and deepen engagement with Gulf partners. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 03:05 AM UTC

M Turkey Approves Uber-Getir Deal Turkey conditionally approves Uber's purchase of Getir business EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

M Uber Investing $500Mln Uber is investing $500 million in Turkey, according to the Antitrust Board. EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

H Iraq Boosts Oil Output Iraq raises southern oilfield production by 250K bpd to around 1.75M bpd ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

M UK: Burnham, Streeting Weigh Deal UK's Burnham and Streeting are weighing a cabinet deal, according to ITV's @Peston. EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:55 AM UTC

H Iran: Blockade Lifted A blockade is being lifted and assets are to be returned to Iran following a breakthrough in Swiss talks GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:55 AM UTC

M CNBC: AI Trade Leaves Hyperscalers CNBC's Jim Cramer examines the market's focus on memory and semi-cap equipment stocks over hyperscalers in the AI trade EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:50 AM UTC

L US SecState Holds Call US Secretary of State Rubio to hold call with Lebanese President Aoun at 12:00 ET GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:45 AM UTC

H US-Iran: Mediators Meet Mediators are meeting in Cairo to discuss the US-Iran conflict GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:40 AM UTC

M Tencent Tests AI Assistant Tencent is testing an AI assistant for WeChat in China using its proprietary 'Welm' AI model EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:40 AM UTC

H Brent Crude Falls 2% Brent Crude extends decline to 2% as US-Iran peace talks show progress ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:40 AM UTC

H US SOUTHCOM Strikes Vessel US SOUTHCOM conducts strike on vessel operated by designated terrorist organisations in the Caribbean, killing two and recovering six survivors GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:35 AM UTC

H Iranian Foreign Minister: Pakistani And Qatari Mediation Has Delivered Major Progress Towards Ending The Lebanon War • Oil And Petrochemical Exports Waived,  Blockade Lifted, Some Frozen Assets Released • Major Reconstruction And Development Plan Launched For Iran ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:35 AM UTC

M Japan 30Y Yield +4bps Japan 30-Year JGB Yield rises 4bps to 3.875% RATES | Jun 22, 2026, 02:35 AM UTC

M Japan: Topix +1.3% Japan's Topix Index rises 1.3% to 4,097.26 and Nikkei Index rises 2.0% to 72,648.47 in morning trading EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:35 AM UTC

H PBoC Injects 476.5B Yuan PBoC injects 476.5 billion yuan through 7-day reverse repos at 1.40% unchanged EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:30 AM UTC

H US, Iran Hold Talks The first session of high-level US-Iran talks concludes in Switzerland with encouraging progress and a roadmap towards a final deal within 60 days GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:30 AM UTC

H Japan PM: Tax Cut Ends Japan PM Takaichi says consumption tax will return after two-year tax cut period MACRO | Jun 22, 2026, 02:30 AM UTC

H Ukraine Strikes Crimea Ukrainian military claims to have struck railway bridges in Russia-held Crimea GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC

H Germany Rejects EU Budget German Chancellor Merz calls the current EU budget proposal unaffordable and unacceptable GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC

H Iran: Inspections Continue Iran allows inspections at facilities including Bushehr to continue, with resumption of IAEA access to some attacked sites dependent on negotiations. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC

H US, Iran Agree Roadmap The US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap to reach a final deal within 60 days, including the establishment of a committee and a mechanism to end hostilities in Lebanon. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC

M SpaceX May Build AI Phone Ross Gerber suggests SpaceX could build an AI phone through Starlink to challenge Apple, but is told Google's Pixel already offers similar functionality EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC

H AbbVie Nears $11B Apogee Deal AbbVie is closing in on a nearly $11 billion deal for biotech company Apogee Therapeutics EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC

H Macron: EU Budget To Focus On Sovereignty French President Macron states the EU budget should address European sovereignty and security challenges GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC

M Mexico: USMCA to Continue Mexico Economy Minister Ebrard says no scenario exists where USMCA will end GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:15 AM UTC

H Iran Denies IAEA Inspection Invite Iran denies inviting IAEA for nuclear site inspections GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:15 AM UTC

L Germany: Merz Comments German Chancellor Merz assumes the US will stick to pharmaceutical agreements GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:10 AM UTC

H Iran Denies Closing Strait Iran rejects claims of closing the Strait of Hormuz GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:10 AM UTC

H Merz: Not Time To Decide EU Russia, Ukraine Rep German Chancellor Merz says now is not the time to decide who speaks for the EU on Russia and Ukraine GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:05 AM UTC

H Iran Postpones Switzerland Meeting Iran postpones Switzerland meeting as final deal talks are ongoing GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC

H IDF Reports Hostile Aircraft IDF reports sirens sounding in the north due to suspected hostile aircraft GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC

H Brent Crude Slips Brent crude slips as Qatar and Pakistan announce a 60-day roadmap for a U.S.-Iran deal ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 01:55 AM UTC

H UK Cabinet: Starmer Exit UK cabinet members are urging Prime Minister Starmer to set out a timetable for his departure this afternoon GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:50 AM UTC

H Fed Rate Hike Traders fully price 25bp rate hike by September EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 01:50 AM UTC

H DTEK: Russia Damages Ukraine Facilities Russian attacks significantly damage DTEK energy facilities in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:40 AM UTC

H Israel: In Ceasefire Israel is in a ceasefire and will not go to war if Hezbollah does not attack, according to a senior Israeli official GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:40 AM UTC

H US: Agrees Ceasefire The US has agreed to a renewed ceasefire in Lebanon, according to a senior White House official. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:40 AM UTC

H Hezbollah: No Ceasefire Notification Hezbollah official says no notification received yet on ceasefire timing GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:25 AM UTC

H Hezbollah Implements Ceasefire Hezbollah implements ceasefire in Lebanon due to take effect at 16:00 local time GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:20 AM UTC

H China Imposes Restrictions China imposes measures on 46 US companies in government procurement activities GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:10 AM UTC

H China Adds 10 US Entities To Export Control List China adds 10 US entities to export control list to safeguard national security and interests GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:10 AM UTC

H China Bans Exports China prohibits exports of dual-use items to 10 US entities with immediate effect GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:10 AM UTC

M China Holds LPR China keeps loan prime rate unchanged at 3.00% for 1Y and 3.50% for 5Y EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 01:05 AM UTC

H Iran: Progress Made Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson reports good progress during quadrilateral talks in Switzerland GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 01:05 AM UTC

L MSFT Considers DeepSeek Microsoft considers hosting DeepSeek version of Copilot EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 01:05 AM UTC

H US: Israel, Hezbollah Agree Ceasefire Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire at 16:00 local time on Friday, according to a senior US official. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC

H Iran Concludes Talks Iran's negotiating delegation concludes work, technical teams to continue, with agreement on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC

L Claude Probes Error Rates Claude is investigating error rates in Opus and Sonnet models EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC

H Trump: Iran Finished Trump says Iran is finished and will not receive any money in the next 60 days GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

H Canada Lowers Bank CET1 Ratio Canada regulator lowers CET1 ratio for major banks to 11% and cuts domestic stability buffer to 2%. REGULATION | Jun 22, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

H Japan PM: BoJ To Coordinate Japan's PM Takaichi expects the BoJ to closely coordinate with the government to achieve a 2% inflation target EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC

H BoJ: Accommodative Conditions BoJ Deputy Governor Himino says accommodative monetary conditions are expected to remain EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

H BoJ: Delaying Easing BoJ Deputy Governor Himino warns that delaying necessary adjustments to monetary easing could raise the risk of inflation overshooting EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC

H Oil rises on Trump Iran threat Oil prices climb after US President Donald Trump threatens renewed military action against Iran, overshadowing peace talks ENERGY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC

L BoJ: Himino to Attend Committee BoJ Deputy Governor Himino is attending the Lower House Budget Committee from 0000-0038 GMT EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

H Unicredit Bids Commerzbank Unicredit's Commerzbank bid accepted by 12.51% after 1st round EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

M Canada Retail Sales Rise Canada May retail sales are expected to be up 1.0% according to a Statscan flash estimate EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

H IDF Deploys Troops IDF spokesperson says troops in Lebanon have freedom to act against threats GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

H Germany Rejects EU Budget German Chancellor Merz calls the current EU budget proposal unaffordable and unacceptable GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

H EU Considers Russia Talks Von der Leyen told EU Leaders It's Right Time To Consider A Mandate For Talks With Russia – Euronews GEOPOLITICS | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

H US Fed Funds Implies 76% Sept Hike US Fed Fund Futures extend decline, implying a 76% chance of a September rate hike EQUITY | Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

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