Rates, Rockets, and Pressure Points

The big pattern today is pressure. Central banks are tightening into an energy shock, markets are repricing risk, and governments are making harder tradeoffs on security, surveillance, and access.SpaceX valuation shockCentral banks, inflation, and household strainUS-Iran escalation and shipping riskAI economics hit realitySurveillance law and legal uncertaintyMedicare denials raise access concernsWorld Cup pricing backlashUK defense funding ruptureSources:FT News Briefing — World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fansGlobal News Podcast — UK defence secretary resigns over military spendingWSJ What’s News — Stocks Soar After Trump Cancels Threatened Strikes on IranGlobal News Podcast — The men's football World Cup kicks off in MexicoThe Daily — The Young Economic Populists Reshaping the LeftUp First from NPR — Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup OpensWSJ What’s News — Why OpenAI Might Slash Prices for UsersThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm