2026-06-18 03:00 UTC | BLOCK 954172
BITCOIN $64,660 | GOLD $4,292 | OIL $78.62
1. Fed projections reset rate-cut path as inflation forecast jumps
-- The FOMC held the funds target at 3.50% to 3.75% by a 12-0 vote and lifted its 2026 PCE inflation median to 3.6% from 2.7% in March.
-- With officials now marking the 2026 funds rate at 3.8% and the 2-year Treasury up 15 bp on the day, rate-sensitive trades face a longer stretch of restrictive policy.
2. Trump accepts Iran missile force, deepening Israel rift
-- Trump said Iran will retain ballistic missiles under the U.S.-Iran memorandum, while Axios and Al Jazeera reported Israeli anger and pressure on Netanyahu after the deal.
-- Brent at $78.62 reflects calmer near-term shipping risk, but the missile concession shifts the next confrontation toward Israel’s security red lines rather than Hormuz access.
3. Google plans EU and UK IP-address ad targeting
-- Google will use IP addresses from users in the UK, EEA and Switzerland for ad measurement and personalization beginning Aug. 3, BleepingComputer reported.
-- Privacy teams now have a concrete consent and compliance deadline for ad-tech systems that treat network location as personal-data infrastructure.
4. Arthur weakens to post-tropical low as flood emergency persists
-- The National Hurricane Center said Arthur degenerated to a low-pressure area along the upper Texas coast, with life-threatening flooding still expected across parts of the southeastern United States.
-- Flood risk now drives infrastructure outages, road closures and insurance claims more than coastal wind damage as remnants move inland.
5. Applied Digital raises $1.59 billion for Polaris data-center expansion
-- Applied Digital closed a $1.59 billion notes sale to fund a 150 MW expansion of its Polaris Forge 1 campus, according to Blockspace Media.
-- The financing shows bitcoin-mining-adjacent power sites continuing to migrate toward AI compute, where debt capacity depends on hyperscaler demand and power availability.
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