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The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged today even as UK inflation reached a five-month high. Investors still anticipate several rate hikes by the end of 2027, though expectations have eased slightly. Economists warn that energy and food price pressures could push inflation higher in coming months.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years, citing concern over rising prices, while diesel fuel costs hit a new record for an eighth straight day. The report presents the Fed's move as a response to inflation.
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The FBI and Coast Guard boarded two Texas-bound energy tankers after cyberattacks, including one on the VL Prosperity near the Strait of Gibraltar. U.S. officials are investigating whether Iran or another foreign adversary was responsible, while cybersecurity experts warn that commercial vessels' connected systems pose serious safety and economic risks.
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The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 3.75% for a sixth consecutive meeting, even as UK inflation rose to 3.1% amid higher oil and energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict. The article outlines global rate pressures, mortgage repricing, and mixed effects on borrowers and savers without taking a political side.
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The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, a bipartisan measure intended to make large data centers pay for new electricity infrastructure rather than passing costs to consumers. It now heads to the Senate amid pressure over rising energy costs tied to the AI data center boom.
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The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, requiring large AI data centers using 100 megawatts or more to pay for grid upgrades. The bipartisan vote, likely among the last before the November midterms, highlights data centers as a growing affordability and energy debate.
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Yemen’s Houthis reportedly promised US officials at a secret Oman summit that they would not expand the Iran conflict to non-Saudi Red Sea shipping, maintaining an Omani-brokered truce. The report follows a Houthi advance along Yemen’s western coast and a strike on a Saudi oil pipeline, while oil markets reacted to risks around the Suez route.
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The House passed the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, which would require states to consider standards making large data centers cover electricity cost increases. The bill does not mandate regulation; supporters call it a consumer safeguard while critics call it toothless and say stronger action on data centers is needed.
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An AP/NORC poll found that 47 percent of Americans expect AI to harm the environment over the next decade, while 15 percent expect it to help. The article also cites Microsoft’s reported rise in carbon emissions tied to data-center expansion and notes growing public skepticism about AI.
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A new AP-NORC/University of Chicago poll finds rising American concern about AI's environmental impact and data centers' electricity and water use, with Democrats more concerned and Republicans more likely to see benefits. About 6 in 10 Americans support limiting new data centers, making it a rare area of bipartisan wariness before the midterms.
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The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh issued a Level 3 travel advisory urging Americans to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia due to threats of Iranian drone and missile strikes, terrorism, and regional conflict risks. The article also notes recent Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, rising oil prices, and that President Trump has not publicly responded or authorized requested strikes.
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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, the first hike since 2023, citing elevated inflation driven partly by higher global energy prices amid the Iran war. The article outlines the impact on borrowing costs and notes that the Fed expects further hikes later this year.