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ECB Lifts Rates for Second Time as Iran War Drives Inflation

The European Central Bank raised its deposit rate to 2.50% on 10 September 2026, its second hike of the year, as Iran war energy prices pushed euro area inflation to 3.3%. We set out the new ECB interest rates, the staff projections, what markets now price, and why Christine Lagarde named AI financing as a driver of global bond yields.

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Mistral Valuation: The Surprising Risk in 21 Billion Euros

Mistral valuation headlines on 8 September 2026 carried two different numbers for the same company on the same day. Agence France-Presse filed “French AI firm Mistral valued at 21 billion euros after latest funding”. Reuters filed “French AI company Mistral hits $24 billion valuation in funding round”. CNBC went with “Mistral bags $24 billion valuation”. […]

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