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Plus, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time in three years.

Stocks edged up early on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years. The central bank lifted the benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00% and signalled more tightening to come.

President Donald Trump said he still had confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and criticized what he said was a “hostile” board even after the central bank unanimously defied his calls to lower borrowing costs. Global bond yields retreated as the Federal Reserve's rate hike and vow to tame inflation calmed a pressured market.

The company is ramping up development of alternatives to Nvidia's AI-computing systems, part of China's push to reduce reliance on U.S. technology.

Plus, markets digest Fed's “hawkish hike”

Opera delivered strong Q2 results with 25% y/y revenue growth, robust advertising momentum, and raised FY guidance. OPRA maintains a debt-light balance sheet, $145.2m in cash, and growing profitability, supporting continued investment in AI and product expansion. Brand awareness in the US remains low at 44%, offering significant runway for ARPU and user base growth if successfully addressed.

As part of its record-breaking IPO, we acquired shares in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. We initiated a position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. during the second quarter. We trimmed our position in NVIDIA Corporation, which had grown to represent an outsized share of the Fund.

President Claudia Sheinbaum, who had spent months touting Mexico's march toward "energy sovereignty" through greater domestic fuel production, lashed out at top officials this summer over sliding output at state oil company Pemex, sources told Reuters.

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The Fed hikes for the first time in over 3 years, with the Dow shedding over 600 points while the 10-year Treasury yield holds stubbornly around the 5% mark. The rate hike provokes U.S. President Donald Trump, who once again demands looser monetary policy, calling the FOMC “hostile”.

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Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, on Wednesday left open-ended how much more interest rates may have to rise to tame inflation.

Consumer inflation has come in above the central bank's 2% warning level for four months, but strong growth fueled by AI provides space to hold off on rate hikes.

A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom's best fallback.

Oil prices fell as additional Saudi crude supplies eased concerns over disruptions to the kingdom's exports. Saudi Arabia's alternative export routes could restore some lost supply, but Middle East escalation remains a risk.