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Brazil's gross debt climbs to 81.1% of GDP in May

Brazil's gross debt climbed to 81.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in May, central bank data showed on Tuesday, from 80.2% the month before and above the 80.7% expected in a Reuters poll.The country's public sector posted a primary deficit of 56.131 billion reais ($10.85 billion) for the month, s…

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Almadex Intersects Copper Mineralisation, Expands IP Anomaly at New Hope And Provides Exploration Update

New Hope Project - 598,500E Chargeability Pseudo SectionSelect representative core photos from hole NH-26-002Select representative core photos from hole NH-26-002 (cont.)VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “DEX”…

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ZAWYA: Tunisia sees first artisanal fishing boat powered entirely by solar energy

Staff WriterTUNIS, June 29 (TAP) - The first operational voyage in Tunisia of an artisanal fishing boat powered entirely by electric propulsion supplied by solar energy took place on Monday, June 29, 2026 in Ajim, on the island of Djerba, WWF North Africa said in a statement issued Monday.Organised…

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India’s Fiscal Deficit Widens in April-May

India’s fiscal deficit widened sharply to INR 1.6 trillion in April-May 2026-27, up from INR 0.1 trillion a year earlier, reaching 9.6% of the full-year target compared to 0.8% in the same period last year.As a net energy importer, the country is grappling with rising fuel subsidy costs due to elev…

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Japanese Yen Falls to 40-Year Low, Pleasing Tourists but Worrying Tokyo — WSJ

By Junko Fukutome and Jason DouglasTOKYO — If New Yorker John Caramichael is going to splurge a little, he would rather do it in Japan.With the Japanese yen on Tuesday touching a 40-year low against the dollar, the 120,000 yen he spent on a new Seiko watch works out to about $740, a steal compared…

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Italy Inflation Eases To 3.0% In June

ROME (dpa-AFX) - Consumer price inflation in Italy moderated slightly in June from a 32-month high in May, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Tuesday.Consumer price inflation slowed to 3.0 percent in June from May's 3.2 percent, which was the highest inflation rate since Septemb…

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Luxembourg Producer Prices Fall at Softer Pace

Producer prices in Luxembourg fell 4.5% year-on-year in May 2026, following a 5.4% drop in the previous month and marking the tenth consecutive month of declines.The slower pace of decline reflected easing deflation across key categories, including consumer goods (-12.5% vs -13.6% in April), energy…

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CoTec Files Preliminary Economic Assessment and Technical Report for the Lac Jeannine Mine Tailings Reclamation and Restoration Project, Québec, Canada

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. TSXV:CTH(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed an independent National Instrument 43-101 technical report entitled "Mineral Resource Estimate, Preliminary Economic Assessment and NI 43…

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Lahontan Provides Santa Fe Mine Development and Exploration Update

TORONTO, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lahontan Gold Corp. TSXV:LG, OTCQB:LGCXF, FSE:Y2F (the "Company" or "Lahontan") is pleased to provide an update on mine development and exploration activities at its flagship Santa Fe Mine Project located in mining friendly Nevada’s Walker Lane. The mine p…

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Solana Company to back Kazakhstan’s $6B crypto megacity ambition

Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury firm Solana Company signed an agreement to support the development of Alatau City, Kazakhstan’s planned digital-first megacity.The company signed a memorandum of understanding to advise and help build Alatau City’s blockchain and crypto infrastructure during the Alatau…

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India's April-May fiscal deficit at 9.6% of full-year target

India's fiscal deficit (INFISC=ECI) in April-May was at 1.62 trillion rupees ($17.11 billion), or 9.6% of the estimate for the financial year ending March 31, government data showed on Tuesday.The deficit in the same period last year stood at 131.6 billion Indian rupees.India has set the fiscal def…

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EU to Limit Tariff-Free Steel Imports, Hike Duties When They Apply — 2nd Update

By Edith HancockThe European Union will limit the amount of tariff-free steel its member states can import from Wednesday, as part of officials' efforts to protect its steel industry from oversupply from countries like China.The EU said it is seeking to safeguard its steel sector from a 620 million…

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Largest US power grid predicts all-time electric demand on July 2

By Tim McLaughlinPJM, the largest U.S. regional grid, on Tuesday forecast an all-time summer demand record on July 2 as scorching temperatures roll across a territory serving 67 million customers.PJM forecast electric demand of 166.3 gigawatts for Thursday evening, according to the grid operator's…

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Agentic AI may require more sophisticated regulation, BOE’s Breeden says

The Bank of England’s deputy governor Sarah Breeden on Tuesday said Agentic AI’s cyber capabilities were her most immediate financial stability concern.Speaking at the European Central Bank Forum on central banking in Portugal, Breeden said AI agents - which can act autonomously — could amplify vol…

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Supreme Court Ruling Expands Trump's Firing Power

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Monday, upheld President Donald Trump's firing of Democratic Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter, saying the President has the power to remove the leaders of independent federal agencies.In the 6-3 majority opinion…

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BOE Could Keep Interest Rates on Hold in 2026, Resume Cuts in Feb 2027 — Market Talk

The Bank of England could keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75% for the remainder of 2026, UBS global research strategists say in a note. The BOE can tackle any second-order effects of inflation by keeping rates on hold at the current restrictive level, they say. In addition, the weak starting poi…

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Major Canadian Economic Indicators Expected This Week

All dates are in ET Time. Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 Jun Principal field crop areas 0830/1230 Apr GDP GDP, M/M% +0.4% -0.1% Qtrly An…

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