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family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padd=
ing:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed defie=
s inflation</p></li><li><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;fo=
nt-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:bo=
th'>Oil prices surge after Trump says Iran will =E2=80=98get a beating=E2=
=80=99 for missile attack</p></li><li><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Ge=
orgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 1=
8px 0;clear:both'>Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at fiery Senate hea=
ring</p></li></ul><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-siz=
e:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>US=
borrowing costs have hit their <a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com=
/c/eJyMkU1OJDsMgE9TtTNKHCdOFlkgoZZYvzcHcBKHLk13NVOVosXtRyBGbNnZ8o_8-asy9OW2=
vedV7_tFx9BtbrkXSh1nzZajJxsomlmvslyeW47ahGLyQGIQKAWB8pEqSkKL1GMN8zkzcTJcFH0=
h8kWTF1842Momcqx-XjIaDIadsc4YNA-RLat1UTCSY-KJzPdR-0MfD_V2nS_5PMbrPrnHCU8Tnu=
73-1dpwlO9rUPX8RGRaisaITjyQLEEiI0IfK2-mKKClSd32t9XQC-hWAmTe7IThi_OyT39hHTCs=
OvLVdfxOdI42mRsAonOQzJoQRwqBPZOGpIR5fmy7OO55eBL7FqZsUgrxtgQVHoN8-t2a0cdeX-V=
7fe85f3Qicwum5zPsr3p--cjNv1z6OcipFrR2wa1Wgdk0UEM3UAtHDuTYXH1X7u2_3Rt_y_Xb7f=
WziMfx9Im9_gjuWOTdZc6ltv63HJ32CSoAUZxQLUESL0puJIcR46xVJqPXbdfx9Kyut4ieYFWSI=
BCE0jJFkiui68pJSU7v2X8GwAA__-vIMFi' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'=
content-c4eedbe8-6345-48b6-8d44-5cc5b0bea2c7'>highest level since 2007</a>.=
</p><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-he=
ight:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>The Federal Rese=
rve on Wednesday held rates steady, a decision that underscored fears that =
the central bank will not be able to contain the inflationary shock from Do=
nald Trump=E2=80=99s Iran war.</p><div style=3D'width:500px;margin:0 auto;p=
adding-bottom:30px' class=3D'content-image-mobile' classname=3D'content-ima=
ge-mobile'><p style=3D'margin:0 0 4px 0;padding:10px 0 0 0;text-align:cente=
r'><a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkU1OJDsMgE9TtTNKHCdOFl=
kgoZZYvzcHcBKHLk13NVOVosXtRyBGbNnZ8o_8-asy9OW2vedV7_tFx9BtbrkXSh1nzZajJxsom=
lmvslyeW47ahGLyQGIQKAWB8pEqSkKL1GMN8zkzcTJcFH0h8kWTF1842Momcqx-XjIaDIadsc4Y=
NA-RLat1UTCSY-KJzPdR-0MfD_V2nS_5PMbrPrnHCU8Tnu73-1dpwlO9rUPX8RGRaisaITjyQLE=
EiI0IfK2-mKKClSd32t9XQC-hWAmTe7IThi_OyT39hHTCsOvLVdfxOdI42mRsAonOQzJoQRwqBP=
ZOGpIR5fmy7OO55eBL7FqZsUgrxtgQVHoN8-t2a0cdeX-V7fe85f3Qicwum5zPsr3p--cjNv1z6=
OcipFrR2wa1Wgdk0UEM3UAtHDuTYXH1X7u2_3Rt_y_Xb7fWziMfx9Im9_gjuWOTdZc6ltv63HJ3=
2CSoAUZxQLUESL0puJIcR46xVJqPXbdfx9Kyut4ieYFWSIBCE0jJFkiui68pJSU7v2X8GwAA__-=
vIMFi' target=3D'_blank'><img alt=3D'Kevin Warsh speaks at a podium with mi=
crophones, flanked by two US flags and dark curtains in the background.' sr=
c=3D'https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https://d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.n=
et/production/6f8f478b-b2db-4a61-8da7-e2c479910382.jpg?source=3Dspark-api&w=
idth=3D700&fit=3Dscale-down&bgcolor=3DFFFFFF' style=3D'margin:0;width:100%;=
max-width:500px;vertical-align:middle'></a></p><p style=3D'color:#4d4845;fo=
nt-family:MetricWeb,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-he=
ight:16px;margin:6px 0 0 0;padding:6px 0 0 0'>Kevin Warsh speaks at a press=
conference after the Federal Reserve held interest rates in the face of in=
flationary pressures =C2=A9 AP</p></div><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:=
Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0=
18px 0;clear:both'>The 30-year Treasury yield jumped as much as 0.14 perce=
ntage points to 5.23 per cent following the Fed=E2=80=99s decision on Wedne=
sday, signalling worries among investors that surging oil prices triggered =
by the Middle East conflict could prompt a lasting bout of inflation. The m=
ove was the biggest since the fallout from Trump=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cliberat=
ion day=E2=80=9D announcement in April 2025.</p><p style=3D'color:#000;font=
-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;pad=
ding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>The decision to leave rates on hold, coupled wi=
th Warsh=E2=80=99s focus on market moves between meetings, unnerved some tr=
aders in the world=E2=80=99s biggest debt market.</p><p style=3D'color:#000=
;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px =
0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>Petrol and diesel prices have shot higher =
since the Fed=E2=80=99s previous meeting in June as hostilities in Iran hav=
e flared up, and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a near =
trickle.</p><table width=3D'100%' border=3D'0' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacin=
g=3D'0'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><table border=3D"0" ce=
llspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"700" align=3D"left"><tbody><tr><=
td style=3D"padding-top: 18px; color: #000000; font-family: MetricWeb, Aria=
l, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; line-he=
ight: 28px;" class=3D"dark-heading" className=3D"dark-heading"><![endif]-->=
<table width=3D'100%' border=3D'0' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' ali=
gn=3D'left'> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D'padding-bottom:18px;color:#000;font-=
family:MetricWeb,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:500;text-align=
:left;line-height:28px' class=3D'dark-heading' classname=3D'dark-heading'> =
<h2 style=3D'color:#000;font-family:MetricWeb,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24=
px;font-weight:500;text-align:left;line-height:28px;margin:0' class=3D'dark=
-heading' classname=3D'dark-heading'>The latest headlines</h2> </td> </tr> =
</tbody> </table> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]></td></tr></tbody></table><![en=
dif]--> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><table border=3D"0"=
cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"700" align=3D"left" style=3D"=
Margin: 0 0 0 0;"><tbody><tr><td><![endif]--> <table width=3D'100%' border=
=3D'0' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'left' style=3D'Margin:0=
0 10px 0;padding:0 0 10px 0'> <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D'57' height=3D'4' s=
tyle=3D'font-size:0;margin:0;padding:0 0 12px 0'> <div style=3D'border-top-=
color:#fcd0b1;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:4px;font-size:0' clas=
s=3D'dark-thick-line-redesign' classname=3D'dark-thick-line-redesign'>=E2=
=80=8C</div> </td> <td height=3D'4' style=3D'font-size:0;margin:0;padding:0=
'>=E2=80=8C</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]></td></t=
r></tbody></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><ul><li><p styl=
e=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;m=
argin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>The US economy grew at an a=
nnualised rate of just 1.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, marking =
a sharp slowdown and <a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkctO=
JDsMhp8m2QUltnNbZIGEWmJ9zjyAkzh0abqrmaoULd5-BGLElqXli_z9X-MpL7ftvaxy3y8yp2y=
6l1EpD9BSXEyeXKBktVx5uTz3kqQzpewNsQVDObCpH6UAZ3BAI7Wgz6WmLFwhS6KBMTAE9Mn1hN=
236kLUSwELwUa0Dq0F-5Cii-IwMSTCSFGR_X5qfxjzod2u-lLOc77uCh8VnBSc7vf7V0vBqd3WK=
etUcIoJ-5DMhgKhoQrV1JCbYQriAXKPNio87e-rAc-hOg4Kn5yC8MWp8OknpArCLi9XWefnSo_J=
Zeuy4YTeZAvOMIKYED1yB7IsUV-WfT73EnxNQ1qMULlXa10IwqMF_brd-tFm2V95-623sh-iyO6=
88fnM25u8fwaxyZ9DPg8BtQbeddOaQ0MO0KQwrGk1phHJRsb2b1z6f7L2_5frt1vn9CzHsXSFjz=
-SOzded25zua3PvQyEzkGsicBoqNVg8uhisGaMKaZUG-ljl-3XsfQiOHoiz6ZX-pDT2eTsqsk42=
Lecs5DTbwX-BgAA__9U-MEL' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-783=
dfe9a-4643-4b2b-b69c-a46e5229d707'>falling short of Wall Street expectation=
s</a></p></li><li><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-siz=
e:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'><a=
href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkU1u3DAMRk8j7xRIpCxRCy0CBAN=
k3fYAFEVljM54UlvOILcvGqTINkuCP-D7nvDQl9v2Xla97xcdQ7eplV5D7jBp8Ynm4GMgN-mVl8=
tzK6SNA-XZBnZgQ45s679SgTN4CJ0kTuci3ScVrbPLuTYg9NCQe8xKLSn1aSngILqEzqNz4B4o-=
aQeiYECppBMcF9P7Q99PMjtOl3KeYzX3eCjgZOB0_1-_2wZOMltHboOAyeKHVPwsxUhZ4NytFUc=
WkqSo1RC34PB0_6-Wpg5Vs_R4JM3ED85DT59h9RA3PXlquv4WGmJfHY-WyacbXbgLSOojWlGbhA=
ca5ouyz6eW4lzpa6SElRu1Tkfo3KXOL1ut3bIKPsrb7-nreyHmuB23vh85u1N3z-C2PTPoR-HII=
jA7JsV8WiDB7QUu7NSE_UUXGKU_-Pafujafi7XL7feT6Mcx9IMPn5L7th43VnGclufW-kIjaM6m=
4DRBqnR5t7UYs2YKBFVCdOx6_brWFpR7I3CzLbVwDbExjZnX23GzrPknDX46a3A3wAAAP__7mXB=
yg' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-86f37415-cc80-4ea6-bc03-=
87c96cb831f4'>US oil inventories</a> have fallen to a =E2=80=9Cprecariously=
low=E2=80=9D level as the Iran war disrupts supply.</p></li><li><p style=
=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;ma=
rgin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>Microsoft has signed <a href=
=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkUtu3DAMhk8j7xRIJK3HQosAwQBZtz0A=
RVEZozOe1JYzyO2LBimyzZLgA_z-T3joy217L6ve94uOodvUSq-UO0xafEwz-UDJTXrl5fLcStL=
GlPJsiR1YyoFt_VcqcAYP1JOE6VxEE2bwmFLstaK0KpFznoNKDa3O01LAQXARnUfnwD2k6KN6TA=
yJMFI05L6e2h_6eJDbdbqU8xivu8FHAycDp_v9_tkycJLbOnQdBk6NoxBFsFLRWaoJbEXwtiUQn=
-ZMPqvB0_6-Wpg5VM_B4JM3ED45DT59h9RA2PXlquv4WGkx-ex8tpxwttmBt4ygNsQZuQE51jhd=
ln08txLmmrpKjFC5Ved8CMpdwvS63doho-yvvP2etrIfasjtvPH5zNubvn8EsemfQz8OAYnA7Js=
V8WjJA9oUurNSY-qRXGSU_-Pafujafi7XL7feT6Mcx9IMPn5L7th43VnGclufW-kIjYM6G4HRkt=
Rgc29qsWaMKaZUhaZj1-3XsbSi2FuimW2rxJZCY5uzrzZj51lyzkp-eivwNwAA__-AHsGI' tar=
get=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-da7c4472-cb30-4b82-b321-d82c185=
9419e'>$130bn in data centre leases</a> as it races to meet AI demand.</p><=
/li><li><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;lin=
e-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>Anthony Fauc=
i <a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkTtuHDEMhk8jdTIkknoVKgw=
YC7hOcgBKoryD7M46MxovfPsghgO3Lgk-wO__Gk95uW3vZZX7fpE5ZdO9jEp5gJbiYvLkAiWr5c=
rL5bmXJJ0pZW-ILRjKgU39VwpwBgc0Ugv6XFJGz7G2FIOVNKofiANSrHb00b3opYCFYCNah9aCf=
UjRRXGYGBJhpKjIfj21P4z50G5XfSnnOV93hY8KTgpO9_v9s6Xg1G7rlHUqOKFPzjVxJhFHQ-yz=
Yc7OON9C7R0IMyg87e-rAc-hOg4Kn5yC8Mmp8Ok7pArCLi9XWefHSo_JZeuy4YTeZAvOMIKYED1=
yB7IsUV-WfT73EnxNQ1qMULlXa10IwqMF_brd-tFm2V95-623sh-iyO688fnM25u8fwSxyZ9DPg=
4BtQbeddOaQ0MO0KQwrGk1phHJRsb2f1z6D1n7z-X65dY5PctxLF3h47fkzo3XndtcbutzLwOhc=
xBrIjAaajWYPLoYrBljiinVRvrYZft1LL0Ijp7Is-mV2FDobHJ21WQc7FvOWcjptwJ_AwAA__8Z=
ssFe' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-35811ce1-84a7-4a59-aa9=
1-15c6bdd24392'>invoked the Fifth Amendment</a> at a fiery Senate hearing o=
n Covid-19 on Wednesday.</p></li><li><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Geo=
rgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18=
px 0;clear:both'><a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkUtu3DAM=
hk9j7xRIJPVaaBEgGCDrtgegRCpjdMaT2nIGuX3RIEW2WRJ8gN__NR76ctvey6r3_aJj6DZL6ZV=
yh1mLi8mTC5TsrFdeLs9SkgpTyt4QWzCUA5v6r1TgDA6opxbmc1GXpapwagLcrfos4tmDcGZAkH=
kpYCHYiNahtWAfUnRRHSaGRBgpTmS_ntof-nhot-t8KecxXvcJHyc4TXC63--frQlO7bYOXccEJ=
xskk1MxyWEwFJgMgzZDVJVdRd-wTnja31cDnkN1HCZ8chOET84Jn75DOkHY9eWq6_hYkZhcti4b=
TuhNtuAMI6gJ0SMLkGWN82XZx7OU4Gvq2mKEylKtdSEo9xbm1-0mRxtlf-Xt97yV_dCJ7M4bn8-=
8ven7RxCb_jn04xBQa-CdmNYcGnKAJoVuTasx9Ug2Mrb_4yo_dJWfy_XLrXPzKMexyISP35I7Nl=
53bmO5rc9SOoJwUGsiMBpqNZjcRQ3WjDHFlGqj-dh1-3UsUhS7JPJspBIbCsImZ1dNxs6-5ZyV3=
PxW4G8AAAD__2IbwoQ' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-06d941ed=
-8136-46a4-a2ec-44bea1b35c3b'>Meta shares tumble</a> as Mark Zuckerberg def=
ends his strategy based on personalised bots.</p></li><li><p style=3D'color=
:#000;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 =
10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;clear:both'>The Federal Reserve=E2=80=99s preferr=
ed inflation measure is <a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMk=
Utu3DAMhk8j7xRIJK3HQosAwQBZtz0AJVIZozOe1JYzyO2LBimyzZLgA_z-r_HQl9v2Xla97xcd=
Q7dJSq-UO0xafEwz-UDJTXrl5fIsJakwpTxbYgeWcmBb_5UKnMED9dTCdC6-pYriQcRXahQjU4a=
OMSRxqUKalgIOgovoPDoH7iFFH9VjYkiEkaIh9_XU_tDHQ7tdp0s5j_G6G3w0cDJwut_vny0Dp3=
Zbh67DwKl2aggdbcRZLEUCy3MNNsyVHPXoWosGT_v7amHmUD0Hg0_eQPjkNPj0HVIDYdeXq67jY=
0Vi8tn5bDnhbLMDbxlBbYgzsgA51jhdln08SwlzTV1bjFBZqnM-BOXewvS63eRoo-yvvP2etrIf=
asjtvPH5zNubvn8EsemfQz8OAbUGsxfbmkdLHtCm0J1tNaYeyUXG9n9c5Yeu8nO5frn1fhrlOBY=
x-PgtuWPjdec2ltv6LKUjCAd1NgKjpVaDzV3UYs0YU0ypNpqOXbdfxyJFsUuima1UYktB2Obsq8=
3YeW45ZyU_vRX4GwAA__8UpsDr' target=3D'_blank' data-msys-sublink=3D'content-=
bf4c32f3-735d-4742-a5b6-65b404f70cc7'>set for an overhaul</a> that will eas=
e some of the pressure on policymakers.</p></li></ul><table width=3D'100%' =
border=3D'0' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <!--[if=
(gte mso 9)|(IE)]><table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" =
width=3D"700" align=3D"left"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"padding-top: 18px; col=
or: #000000; font-family: MetricWeb, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; fo=
nt-weight: 500; text-align: left; line-height: 28px;" class=3D"dark-heading=
" className=3D"dark-heading"><![endif]--> <table width=3D'100%' border=3D'0=
' cellpadding=3D'0' cellspacing=3D'0' align=3D'left'> <tbody> <tr> <td styl=
e=3D'padding-bottom:18px;color:#000;font-family:MetricWeb,Arial,sans-serif;=
font-size:24px;font-weight:500;text-align:left;line-height:28px' class=3D'd=
ark-heading' classname=3D'dark-heading'> <h2 style=3D'color:#000;font-famil=
y:MetricWeb,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:500;text-align:left=
;line-height:28px;margin:0' class=3D'dark-heading' classname=3D'dark-headin=
g'>What we=E2=80=99re hearing</h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if (g=
te mso 9)|(IE)]></td></tr></tbody></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> <tr> <td=
> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]><table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpaddi=
ng=3D"0" width=3D"700" align=3D"left" style=3D"Margin: 0 0 0 0;"><tbody><tr=
><td><![endif]--> <table width=3D'100%' border=3D'0' cellpadding=3D'0' cell=
spacing=3D'0' align=3D'left' style=3D'Margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 10px 0'=
> <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D'57' height=3D'4' style=3D'font-size:0;margin:0;=
padding:0 0 12px 0'> <div style=3D'border-top-color:#fcd0b1;border-top-styl=
e:solid;border-top-width:4px;font-size:0' class=3D'dark-thick-line-redesign=
' classname=3D'dark-thick-line-redesign'>=E2=80=8C</div> </td> <td height=
=3D'4' style=3D'font-size:0;margin:0;padding:0'>=E2=80=8C</td> </tr> </tbod=
y> </table> <!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]></td></tr></tbody></table><![endif]--=
> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p style=3D'color:#000;font-family:Georgia,s=
erif;font-size:18px;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0 0 18px 0;c=
lear:both'>Wednesday marked another angry day for Trump, as his now five-mo=
nth-old war in Iran <a href=3D'https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkU1u3=
DAMRk8j7xRIJC1RCy0CBANk3fYAlERljM54UlvOILcvGqTINkuCP-D7XpWhL7ftPa963y86hm5T=
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trikes against Iran. The president said that Iran had taken the US by =E2=
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