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June 2026

Alan Greenspan, longtime US Federal Reserve chairman, dies aged 100

Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, myself especially, are in a state of shocked disbelief,
I think the deification that came just before the financial crisis was never really deserved, and I think the lambasting ​that he took after he left was never fully deserved either,
Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence,... If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.”

US curbs on AI spur European firms to spread the risk

Anthropic curbs expose weakness of remotely controlled proprietary AI services

Today, in open source, when you look at European models, they're not impressive. At one point, the Americans were there, then they moved to closed source, and now there ​are only Chinese models in open source,
Renault Group already has an in-depth reflection on the cost of AI ⁠tokens, which have ​risen sharply and are pushing us to adapt,
If you do not provide a context model, AI needs to extract every ​single fact from the data itself,

Kremlin says Starmer's exit unlikely to change UK's hostile attitude towards Russia

He ⁠has always been in favour of keeping relations ​at a zero level. ​It ⁠is unlikely that anyone on the British political scene will hold ⁠a ​position on our ​country that differs from Starmer’s,
Starmer ⁠has not done anything to distinguish himself on the issue of British-Russian relations,

UK's Streeting backs Andy Burnham to replace Starmer as PM

We could spend the summer exaggerating small differences, or we can roll up our sleeves and help him to deliver the change our party and our country needs,

Three ways Trump could get a stake in AI firms for the US

Bernie Sandersstocku.s. Senator
The American people should be able to stop ​what's bad and benefit from the financial gains of AI,
Joseph Blasiamerican economic sociologist
The public infrastructure in the United States is a citizen domain,
It puts the government in the space where it's no longer focused on ensuring the U.S. has the capacity it needs to protect the public interest and is ​more focused on ensuring that its ​investment pays off,

Indian shares rise on Reliance, IT rebound; Mideast hopes lift sentiment

India's benchmark Nifty ​50 (.NSEI), opens new tab rose 0.37% to 24,102.90, while Sensex (.BSESN), opens new tab added 0.38% to 77,094.07

If crude stays ​below $80 and the peace process holds, it improves earnings visibility and can help bring ‌foreign ⁠investors back to Indian equities,

Rupee snaps six-session winning streak as firmer dollar pinches

The rupee had ​risen about 1% in the preceding six sessions

Markets may try to use the next data or ​Fedspeak catalyst to price in 50bp of Fed tightening in 2026, but unless there is ‌a ⁠fresh Middle East escalation, lower oil prices should contain USD gains,

Unloved and directionless, UK's Starmer quits after just two years

The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election,
We don't have a plan for what we're going to do when we get in, if we do get in, because it might jinx it,
Everything we offer will be built on a bedrock of economic stability and a plan for growth,