Business news today is being shaped by a familiar tension: higher prices, slower growth, and a fresh wave of bets on the future. In the U.S., inflation climbed to a three-year high of 4.2% in May, with energy costs surging as conflict involving Iran ripples through oil markets, c...
Business news today is being shaped by a familiar tension: higher prices, slower growth, and a fresh wave of bets on the future. In the U.S., inflation climbed to a three-year high of 4.2% in May, with energy costs surging as conflict involving Iran ripples through oil markets, complicating the outlook for households and policymakers alike. That same uncertainty is helping keep central banks cautious; the Bank of Canada left rates unchanged at 2.25% for a fifth straight meeting, trying to balance weak economic activity against renewed inflation pressure. At the same time, capital is still flowing aggressively into emerging technologies, with Germany’s Neura Robotics raising $1.4 billion from backers including Tether, Nvidia and Amazon to scale humanoid robots. And in Japan, three banking giants — MUFG, Mizuho and SMBC — are coordinating on a joint stablecoin, signaling how mainstream finance is moving deeper into digital assets.
Top Business stories
- U.S. inflation rises to 4.2% in May as Iran war lifts energy prices (12 sources)
- Naveed Akram charged with 19 additional offences in Bondi Beach shooting case (11 sources)
- Frasers makes offer to buy remaining stake in Hugo Boss (4 sources)
- Neura raises $1.4 billion for humanoid robots backed by Tether, Nvidia and Amazon (4 sources)
- Japan’s MUFG, Mizuho and SMBC plan joint stablecoin issuance by March 2027 (3 sources)
- US Fed chair Kevin Warsh links AI productivity to future interest-rate outlook (3 sources)
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges SEC to delay SpaceX IPO citing valuation and governance concerns (3 sources)
- U.S. inflation rises to three-year high as gas prices push energy costs higher (3 sources)
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