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AI-led tech selloff drives a broader global risk reset

Day’s Recap

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4:24 PMFinancial Times

S&P 500 notches longest losing streak in 10 months as chipmakers slide

Summary

Global equities slid, led by sharp declines across Asia, as investors reassessed whether near term AI demand can justify stretched valuations. Apple shares rose, but concerns around delays to OpenAI's IPO weighed on the broader AI complex.

Why it matters

AI optimism has been the main pillar under global risk assets, so any wobble in demand expectations can quickly tighten financial conditions and reprice equities worldwide.

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3:33 AMBBC

Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump

Summary

Asian equities fell as technology shares sold off, pressuring major regional indices. Trading in South Korea's Kospi was halted for the third time this week under circuit-breaker rules aimed at stopping panic selling.

Why it matters

Circuit breakers firing multiple times in a week is a stress signal that can accelerate outflows and raise funding costs across the region.

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4:53 AMBloomberg Markets

Traders Curb Bets for ECB Hikes to Less Than a Quarter Point

Summary

Traders have scaled back expectations for additional ECB rate hikes to less than 25 basis points as oil prices fall and near term inflation risks look less persistent. Market pricing now implies the ECB has less urgency to tighten further.

Why it matters

A smaller expected ECB hiking premium shifts European yield curves and currency pricing, reshaping global risk and funding conditions.

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4:00 AMBloomberg Markets

ECB Says Consumers’ Short-Term Price Expectations Fall Sharply

Summary

Euro-area consumers sharply lowered their inflation expectations for the next 12 months in May. The drop came before a diplomatic deal reduced Middle East hostilities, suggesting disinflation expectations were forming independently of that event.

Why it matters

If consumers believe inflation is coming down, the ECB can ease policy sooner and more confidently, reshaping rates and FX pricing.

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8:30 PMBloomberg Markets

Bolivia Moves to Flexible Exchange-Rate System After 15 Years

Summary

Bolivia will shift from its long-standing currency peg to a flexible exchange-rate system, according to the Finance Ministry. The government framed the change as a step to strengthen macroeconomic stability.

Why it matters

A move to flexibility resets Bolivia's macro regime and can quickly reprice inflation, reserves, and sovereign risk across local assets.

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Other Developments

A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.

9:58 PMBBC

Just how much trouble is Canada's economy in?

Summary

A set of economic indicators shows Canada underperforming many peer economies, with weak growth and deteriorating per-person outcomes. The charts point to pressure from high household debt, rising borrowing costs, and strained affordability.

Why it matters

If per-person output keeps lagging peers, Canada risks a prolonged living-standards squeeze that markets and policymakers cannot offset with headline population-driven growth.

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5:59 PMFinancial Times

‘Tit-for-tat’ trade warfare threatens global economy, says IMF chief economist

Summary

The IMF’s chief economist warns that escalating tit-for-tat trade measures will weaken global growth and that countries chasing narrow competitive gains through protectionism will end up worse off. He argues the economic costs compound as retaliation spreads across trading partners and sectors.

Why it matters

A trade-war spiral can turn a series of small national policy wins into a global growth shock that quickly shows up in earnings, inflation, and risk pricing.

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5:19 PMBloomberg Markets

Abby Joseph Cohen Talks Greenspan's Legacy

Summary

Abby Joseph Cohen discusses Alan Greenspan's legacy after his death at 100, focusing on how his Federal Reserve leadership shaped market expectations and monetary policy credibility. The conversation frames Greenspan's tenure as a defining era for the relationship between central bank signaling, risk-taking, and asset prices.

Why it matters

Greenspan-era assumptions about Fed backstops remain baked into global risk pricing, and any unwind changes the cost of capital across markets.

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1:47 PMBloomberg Markets

Fed’s Kashkari Says ‘Cooled’ US Labor Market Not Driving Inflation

Summary

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said US inflation is being driven by supply dynamics rather than labor-market conditions. He argued the labor market has cooled and is not the source of current price pressures.

Why it matters

Kashkari’s diagnosis affects the odds and timing of Fed rate cuts, moving global rates, the dollar, and risk-asset pricing.

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10:42 AMBloomberg Markets

US Consumer Sentiment Rises But Remains Near Record Low

Summary

US consumer sentiment rose in June as gasoline prices fell, offering modest relief against broad inflation. Even with the uptick, sentiment remained near record lows, keeping the outlook for consumer spending and Fed policy under pressure.

Why it matters

Markets will treat the rebound as noise unless it translates into easing inflation expectations and steadier real consumption.

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8:33 AMBloomberg Markets

US Goods Trade Deficit Widens to Biggest in More Than a Year

Summary

The US merchandise trade deficit widened in May to the largest level in more than a year. Exports fell back from record highs while imports continued to rise steadily.

Why it matters

A wider goods deficit can subtract from near-term GDP and shift market expectations for growth, rates, and the dollar.

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6:00 AMFinancial Times

Atlanta Fed struggles to find new chief after Raphael Bostic’s departure

Summary

The Atlanta Fed’s search committee has not yet identified a candidate to submit to the Fed’s Board of Governors to replace Raphael Bostic. The process is dragging even as the bank needs stable leadership during a sensitive policy and supervision period.

Why it matters

A delayed Atlanta Fed appointment adds governance risk inside the Fed system at a time when leadership signals can move rate expectations.

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