2026-07-20 19:00 UTC | BLOCK 958923
BITCOIN $65,301 | GOLD $4,007 | OIL $89.37
1. French lawmakers advance social-media ban for children under 15
-- A French parliamentary committee approved legislation barring children under 15 from social-media platforms, Reuters reported Monday.
-- The measure would push platforms toward broader age-assurance systems, increasing identity and privacy tradeoffs for all users rather than only minors.
2. UK bonds plunge as Burnham signals fiscal flexibility
-- British government bonds sold off on Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first day after he pledged to use flexibility within existing fiscal rules and appointed John Healey as chancellor.
-- Higher gilt yields would raise the government's borrowing costs and narrow the fiscal room available for Burnham's spending agenda before it reaches Parliament.
3. Shipowners offer six months' extra pay for Hormuz crossings
-- At least one shipowner is offering crews an additional six months' pay to transit the Strait of Hormuz as attacks increase the risk of sailing through the vital oil route, Bloomberg reported.
-- Hazard bonuses add another layer of freight cost beyond insurance and fuel, making prolonged disruption more likely to feed into delivered energy prices even without a full closure.
4. New York crawler bill reaches governor amid anonymity concerns
-- New York lawmakers passed a bill requiring automated tools accessing news sites to disclose their operators and all potential future uses of collected data, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
-- Court-backed unmasking could deter journalists, security researchers and privacy tools that need anonymous access to detect discrimination, vulnerabilities or tracking on public websites.
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