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Source Stream: AI in Finance, a US-China Confidence Split, and Europe’s Post-COVID Rebound

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Agavart Source Stream, 10 July 2026: Mills Review on AI in finance, US and China business outlook, EU Parliament rejects soybean biofuels phase-out, and Europe post-COVID rebound

Source Stream brings curated briefs from official global reports, each with a link to the original. This week the reports span the future of AI in finance, the mood of business worldwide, and a major EU vote on biofuels: a UK review on how artificial intelligence could reshape retail financial services, fresh sentiment surveys showing … Read more

June 2026 Was the World’s Second-Warmest and Western Europe’s Hottest on Record

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Copernicus June 2026 climate bulletin, second-warmest June globally and hottest on record for western Europe, infographic by Agavart

Reading, 9 July 2026. Last month was the second warmest June ever measured worldwide, and the hottest June on record for western Europe, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. A fierce heatwave and the warmest ocean on record for the month underline that the planet’s long warming trend is still very much intact. Primary … Read more

Middle East Shock Pushes Europe Towards Energy Union and Digital Tax

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Europe's Energy Union policy calendar: the 2028 to 2034 digital tax cycle and June and July 2026 EU committee briefings

Europe’s latest research digest carries one blunt message. A fresh energy price shock from the Middle East is pushing the Union to build a deeper Energy Union, to weigh a direct EU-wide digital services tax, and to lock down its own supply of critical minerals. One thread runs through every file: strategic autonomy, the drive … Read more