Farage retreats from view as finance probe looms large

Nigel Farage facing pressure over undeclared finances

British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party whose soaring rise appears to have stalled.

FX Daily: Energy and carry dominate near term

The deteriorating situation in the Gulf and the rise in energy prices are supporting the dollar against the low-yielders, including the euro. Worryingly for Europe, natural gas prices are creeping higher again at a time of low inventories. In the absence of direction from the Fed, higher energy prices will keep tightening fears alive and the dollar in demand

Nigel Farage Donation Questions Grow After Report on George Cottrell’s Support

Nigel Farage is facing renewed questions over financial support allegedly provided by George Cottrell, a longtime associate of the Reform UK leader who was previously convicted of wire fraud in the United States.

News24 | Pressure mounts: Farage in probe over undisclosed £5m donation as Reform UK’s momentum stalls

British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party, whose soaring rise appears to have stalled.

The Westminster Resignation: Nigel Farage Abruptly Quits Parliament Ahead of Multi Million Pound Corruption Findings

Nigel Farage has stunned the British political establishment by resigning from the House of Commons, triggering a high stakes flash by election in Clacton to get ahead of dual ethics investigations into millions in hidden financial benefits.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces questions over donations from convicted fraudster

Nigel Farage is facing mounting scrutiny over undeclared financial gifts including a 5 million pound donation from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire

Living in your mom's basement is no longer seen as a 'failure to launch', it's financial prudence. See, y'all Farkers were just ahead of your time all along [Interesting]

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Hedge Funds Shake Off Brutal March for Best Half Since 2021

The brutal March that battered some of the world’s biggest hedge funds is already fading into the background as the firms reported their strongest first-half results in five years.

The Week Ahead: Disappointing U.S. Data, Soft 2-Year Yield Warns Dollar Leg Up On Fed's Hawkish Hold Is Over

The Week Ahead: Disappointing U.S. Data, Soft 2-Year Yield Warns Dollar Leg Up On Fed's Hawkish Hold Is Over

Furious Farage has flounced out to avoid scrutiny. He’ll be back 

Kitty Donaldson: Why the Reform leader is copying the Terminator

Why has UK Reform’s Nigel Farage resigned as MP? What happens next?

Farage faces intense scrutiny over undeclared donations before 2024 elections as he says he'll run in by-election.

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The Walls Are Closing In Around Nigel Farage’s Crypto Insurgency

Nigel Farage's party is now connected to multiple parliamentary and police investigations, as questions grow about its opaque crypto-connected funding, reports Matt Gallagher

Deranged Dom Cummings buys into Farage’s ‘deep state’ story

Boris Johnson's former right-hand man claims a conspiracy against Nigel Farage is being cooked up at conferences by Lake Como

The bond market knows something about the $39 trillion national debt that Washington doesn’t

A more hawkish Fed could be bad news for the record debt. The bond market decided to ignore it.

The Biggest Risks Threatening This Highflying Stock Market

Despite plenty of tailwinds, some investors still see causes for concern.

Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Alleged Gas Price Gouging

As oil prices have dropped, gas prices remain high — and President Donald Trump wants to know why. To that end, the president has directed the Justice Department (DOJ) to open an investigation into alleged gas price

Nigel Farage faces questions over support from convicted crypto donor: Report

Will the latest disclosure allegations overshadow Farage's crypto advocacy?

Bank for International Settlements Flags Debt, Inflation, AI Risks

BIS flags rising debt, inflation pressures and AI-driven market risks as key threats to global financial stability.

Trump Gets Big Midterm Warning in Devastating Survey

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump is facing a fresh warning ahead of the midterms, as a new survey shows that rising gas prices are hitting American households hard.A survey released by Gallup found that roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults say higher fuel costs have negatively affected their household finances. The poll, conducted among 1,001 adults between June 1 and June 15, comes as energy markets continue to react to geopolitical instability in the Middle East.Gasoline prices have climbed significantly since the war in Iran began, with average prices exceeding 5 a gallon in seven states. Oil prices have risen by approximately 35 percent, contributing to broader increases in energy costs. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Ex-Trump Treasury Undersecretary Warns Fed Is Now “Giant Hedge Fund”

David Malpass, who served as President Trump’s Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during his first term and later as president of the World Bank, warned again this week that the Federal Reserve, which has “lost a trillion dollars,” is now operating like “a giant hedge fund.” Malpass told CNBC’s Squawk Box: “The []

What to know about the cash questions chasing Nigel Farage

POLITICO explains the latest controversy facing the Reform UK leader.

UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts

Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage on Sunday faced fresh allegations over non-disclosure of gifts after a newspaper reported a convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP. An MP said he had asked parliament’s standards commissioner to investigate the new claims against the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls. Farage is already the subject of an investigation by the parliamentary anti-sleaze watchdog...

Russia has a plan to ease the gasoline crisis: lower fuel standards, expand subsidies, and wait out Ukraine’s refinery strikes

Russia is going through an acute phase of its gasoline crisis. We’ve written before that several indicators — among them a drop in refining volumes to multiyear lows alongside high crude exports — point indirectly to a serious collapse in refining. All of this is unfolding against a campaign of long-range Ukrainian strikes on refineries and other targets deep inside the country. Panic is feeding the crisis, too, driven by a flood of reports from the regions about limits on how much gasoline any one customer can buy. In just the past couple of days:

2 Investment Giants Now Predicting 3 Rate Hikes This Year

Hopes for rate relief from the Federal Reserve that permeated the start of the year have largely faded, and two investment management giants have updated their projections to include a steep move in the other direction. Bank of America and PGIM,...

Weak monsoon may intensify water stress, threaten kharif sowing: Report

A weak monsoon would amount to a fresh supply-side shock for the economy, says NSE Market Pulse report

Oil prices reset as stranded Gulf barrels head for market- Saxo Bank

Oil prices have continued to retreat, with Brent crude falling below USD 76 per barrel to trade only around 7.5 above the USD 70 ceiling that capped prices before the Strait of Hormuz disruption. The move lower may appear counterintuitive given that the world has just experienced the largest oil supply disruption on record, resulting [] The post Oil prices reset as stranded Gulf barrels head for market- Saxo Bank appeared first on Middle East News 247.

Bitcoin at $62K and Gold Holding $4,100: What the Fed’s Shadow Is Doing to Safe-Haven Assets

Rate hike fears are pressuring both markets — but the story is more complicated than it looks.Continue reading on Medium »

Four Reasons Electric Vehicle Targets shouldn’t be Weakened

US car companies making gas guzzlers were exposed when oil prices spiked in 2008 during the financial crisis and required government bailouts

Kevin Warsh Just Suggested the Fed May Bring Down the Hammer on Inflation. Could It Spell Trouble for Wall Street?

The market wasn't happy with the new Fed chair's fighting words.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at risk of operational failure, watchdog warns

The Government Accountability Office has found that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the United States’s emergency stockpile of crude oil, is facing significant risks to its ability to operate and meet future energy crises, as inventories have hit their lowest level in 43 years. The Trump administration is currently overseeing the second-largest drawdown of the SPR []...Click to read more

Chip Stocks Extend Losses as Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher

Global financial markets have been under pressure as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran threatens the fragile ceasefire reached last month. Fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on U.S. facilities in the Gulf, and Washington’s decision to restore sanctions on Iranian oil have reignited concerns over energy supplies. The [] The post Chip Stocks Extend Losses as Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Furious Farage clashes with TV crew asking questions about major row over his finances - after Reform leader wins backing of ally Trump

Furious Farage clashes with TV crew asking questions about major row over his finances - after Reform leader wins backing of ally Trump

US Fed's inflation concerns grew at June meeting, minutes show

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Concern ‌about high inflation mounted at the US central bank's meeting last month, as officials followed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's lead to a more stripped-down policy statement even amid concerns that price increases were broadening and might require interest rate hikes. A few participants at the June 16-17 meeting said there was already a case to raise borrowing costs, even though ‌they ultimately agreed with their colleagues to hold rates steady at this

‘Posh George’: Farage referred to watchdog over help from crypto criminal

Farage, who leads opinion polls, is facing calls for a formal investigation into his links to George Cottrell after reports that the investor who served time in jail secretly aided his campaigns.