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1. European Stocks Gain as UK Homebuilders Surge on Loan Plan
   Bloomberg · BDEV.L, BKG.L, TW.L

   While most of the market worries about rising rates and expensive oil, UK homebuilding stocks are jumping because the government announced a new loan program to help first-time buyers buy homes.

2. Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure as Hormuz Disruptions Drag On
   Bloomberg · LNG, NEXT

   Qatar, the world's biggest shipper of liquefied natural gas, has told customers its deliveries will be disrupted for at least another month because fighting near the Strait of Hormuz is blocking energy flows. That means buyers in Asia and Europe will have to turn to American gas exporters to fill the gap.

3. Yen Gains After Japan's Currency Czar Warns Against Weakness
   Bloomberg · FXY, USDJPY, YCS

   Japan's top currency official publicly warned traders against pushing the yen weaker, and the yen jumped on the news. At the same time, investors are betting the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates faster, with short-term Japanese bond yields approaching 2% for the first time in years.

4. Bitcoin on Fire: Frenzy Intensifies as $6.8 Billion Floods Into Crypto ETFs in Just 6 Weeks
   Yahoo Finance · IBIT, MSTR

   Huge amounts of money — $6.8 billion in six weeks — are pouring into Bitcoin funds that regular stock investors can buy through their brokerage accounts. This steady inflow is pushing Bitcoin higher even as other markets wobble.

5. Wall Street bets on a rate hike, but the Fed decision could be a close call
   Yahoo Finance · QQQ, SPY

   The Fed raised rates another quarter point and told markets to expect one more hike this year. Even though stocks sold off on the news, futures are already bouncing — a rally into a tightening cycle with rates at multi-decade highs looks fragile.

6. Wall Street Confronts Prospect of a New Era After Treasury Yield Hits 5%
   WSJ · BAC, JPM, WFC

   Government bond interest rates just hit their highest levels in nearly two decades, and Goldman Sachs now thinks the Fed will raise rates again in October. While this is bad news for most stocks, banks actually make more money when rates stay high because they earn more on loans.