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June hiring badly missed expectations — 57,000 jobs versus ~110,000 forecast — and April/May were revised down by a combined 74,000. Slowest month since February. The silver lining: soft data makes Fed rate hikes less likely.
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SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history on June 12 — then raised another $25 billion in bonds eleven days later. Markets, meet gravity: the stock fell 16% in late June.
War-driven energy costs pushed consumer prices up 4.2% in the year through May — a three-year high and third straight acceleration. Core inflation (2.9%) is tamer, which is why the Fed hasn’t panicked. Yet.
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Every California state agency — plus any city or county that opts in — can now use Anthropic’s Claude at half price. It’s the largest government AI deployment in U.S. history.
At Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chair, the Fed held rates at 3.50–3.75% — but nine of nineteen officials penciled in hikes this year. The next move may be up, not down, for the first time in years.
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The Knicks’ NBA title was their first since 1973. Jalen Brunson scored a Knicks-Finals-record 45 points in the clincher, and 20.6 million people watched — the most since Jordan’s last dance in 1998.
Brent averaged $105 in June while the Strait of Hormuz stayed choked. With the ceasefire holding, crude is back near $70 — but diesel and jet fuel are still ~60% above pre-war forecasts for 2026.
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Artemis II’s crew set the all-time distance record from Earth in April — the first people at the Moon since 1972. Artemis III, aiming for the surface, now has a crew for 2027.
The 30-year fixed sits at 6.51%, up from the year’s 6.09% low after the Fed turned hawkish. Forecasters see 6.3–6.4% by New Year’s — and no sustained sub-6% until mid-2027. Buyers are transacting anyway: May sales hit a five-month high.
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One password-spraying campaign fired 81 million login attempts at Microsoft 365 in two weeks — and still broke into 78 accounts across 64 organizations in a single vendor’s telemetry. Turn on MFA.
The first 48-team, three-nation World Cup has already broken the all-time goals record — and the U.S., Canada, and Mexico all reached the round of 16. Final: July 19, MetLife Stadium.
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June heatwaves triggered red alerts in five European countries at once. Spot power prices spiked, plants curtailed output — and investors now trade heatwaves like earnings season.
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Tregzi is the first regulatory T-cell therapy ever approved — cells that calm the immune system instead of attacking. Biotech dealmaking hit $106B in H1, the fastest pace since before Covid.
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“Michael” passed “Oppenheimer” to become the highest-grossing biopic ever. Meanwhile Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden — officiated by Adam Sandler.
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A quarter of all seaborne oil normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Its blockade drove 2026’s inflation spike; its reopening is why gas prices are finally falling.
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Emirates SkyCargo flies the world’s first converted Boeing 777-300ER freighter. Air cargo is booming — AI hardware has Taiwan–U.S. lanes effectively sold out.
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Prime Day and its copycat sales lifted U.S. online spending 9.3% in late June. Shoppers saved up for the big stuff: electronics, appliances, and tools led the way.
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That’s how many amendments were filed to this year’s defense bill — which still failed to advance after twelve Republicans revolted over election rules. The House went home early for July 4th.
That was July 2, 2026 — and the six months that led to it. See you tomorrow.
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