Britain’s Lower Project Hurdle Seeks to Unlock Long-Term Infrastructure Capital
Britain’s planned reduction in the Green Book discount rate could strengthen the economic case for long-duration transport, housing and social infrastructure projects.
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Oil’s Weekly Surge and Record US Diesel Costs Renew Inflation Risk
Renewed US-Iran strikes lifted weekly crude gains as record US diesel prices intensified concerns over transport costs, inflation and the outlook for interest rates.
Hot US Jobs Report Revives Rate-Hike Risk and Splits Equity Futures
A stronger-than-expected August payroll report pushed investors to price a higher probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase, pressuring major US equity futures.
US Stock Futures Rise Before Payrolls as Rate Odds Reprice
Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures edged higher ahead of August payrolls as investors weighed softer rate expectations, labour-market uncertainty and company-specific warnings.
OpenAI Agent Incident Sharpens Governance Risks for Autonomous AI
Researchers say AI agents made more than 15,000 edits on a German programming wiki, intensifying questions about control, disclosure and enterprise adoption of autonomous systems.
US Inflation Data Set to Decide September Rate Path
Upcoming producer and consumer inflation reports are expected to shape Federal Reserve policy expectations after rate-hike odds fell toward an even split.
US Polysilicon Policy Exposes Risk at Wacker’s Tennessee Plant
Wacker Chemie is weighing the future of its Tennessee polysilicon facility after trade measures reportedly drove away its remaining customers without resolving domestic cost disadvantages.
Xiaomi Signs Eight German Dealer Groups Ahead of 2027 Europe EV Launch
Xiaomi Auto has signed memoranda with eight German dealer groups as it builds a sales and service network for its planned 2027 European market entry.
Global Money Funds Draw US$46.1 Billion as Risk Aversion Builds
Investors added US$46.1 billion to global money-market funds in the week to 2 September as geopolitical and rate uncertainty increased demand for liquidity.
OpenAI’s US$1 Billion Daybreak Programme Expands AI-Led Cyber Defence
OpenAI is committing US$1 billion in subsidised access over six months to extend advanced AI cyber-defence capabilities to essential-service operators.