Morning Edition · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Markets
Technology Selloff Spreads Across Global Markets as SpaceX Rally Reverses
Profit-taking in artificial-intelligence and chip shares lowered Wall Street futures, European exchanges and Asian markets. Seoul recorded some of the largest losses.
Geopolitics
China Blacklists United States Rare-Earth Miners in Retaliation for Pentagon List
Beijing barred exports of Chinese dual-use goods to MP Materials and USA Rare Earth and excluded dozens of American firms from government procurement.
Geopolitics
Iran Says No United Nations Inspections of Bombed Nuclear Sites Are Scheduled
Tehran's account contradicts Washington's claim that talks in Switzerland secured access for the international nuclear watchdog.
Markets
Brent Crude Falls Toward Three-Month Low as United States and Iran Signal Progress
Reduced concern about supply lowered oil prices by nearly 20 percent over the month, easing a major source of global energy inflation.
Geopolitics
NATO Heads to a Summit Strained by Trump and a Widening Security Gap
Secretary General Mark Rutte travels to Washington as Europe confronts the limits of its own defense capacity and Moscow warns of rising confrontation.
Macro
India Deepens Russian Energy Ties as Trade Talks With Washington Reach a Critical Stage
New Delhi raised purchases of Russian oil and coal even as a United States trade envoy pressed for a broad tariff deal.
Markets
Guinea Bans Raw Gold Exports in a Push for More Domestic Value
One of Africa's major gold producers ordered refining at home and threatened to revoke the licenses of companies that defy the rule.
Geopolitics
BRICS Foreign Ministers Meet in India as War and Oil Test the Bloc's Unity
Diplomats from the expanded grouping gathered amid divisions over the Iran conflict, energy prices and the bloc's direction.
Crypto
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Settles Investor Suit Over United States Merger for 2.35 Million Dollars
The former miner denied wrongdoing related to its 2023 combination with U.S. Bitcoin Corp as the digital-asset industry faces more legal scrutiny.
World
Britain's Labour Party Weighs a Leadership Contest After Starmer Resigns
The prime minister's departure opened a contest over the succession inside the governing party and renewed questions about Britain's political stability.
Geopolitics
Chinese and Philippine Warships Confront Each Other Near Scarborough Shoal
A rare naval standoff near the disputed feature coincided with the close of a Philippine military exercise with the United States.
Macro
Kremlin Insists Russia's Economy Is Stable as Strains in the War Model Surface
Moscow points to rising non-oil revenue, while signs of domestic pressure suggest that the source of growth that funded the war is slowing.