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LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Global investors had a stark reminder of how quickly the oil market can reignite concern about inflation and volatility, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim agreement with Iran to end the war “is over”. Inflation-sensitive assets such as bonds and gold tumbled in the face of a 5% surge in oil. “It’s a big wake-up call for markets,” said Aneeka Gupta, ​director of macroeconomic research at Wisdomtree.

By Martyn Herman LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s Arthur Fery became only the fourth wildcard to reach the men’s singles semi-finals at a Grand Slam as his dream Wimbledon run continued with ​a 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0 victory over Italian ninth seed Flavio ‌Cobolli on Wednesday.

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge denied Kalshi’s bid to block New York from enforcing its gambling laws against the prediction markets platform, amid a growing battle between federal ​and state regulators over authority to police the fast-growing industry.

July 8 (Reuters) – Ipswich Town have signed Brazilian striker Emersonn Correia da Silva from Ligue 1 side Toulouse on ​a five-year contract, the Premier ‌League club said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old becomes the first signing under new manager Gary O’Neil, joining for a record transfer fee of 26.6 million ‌pounds ($35.54 ​million), according to British ⁠media reports. “I am very ⁠proud to sign for Ipswich Town,” Emersonn said in a club statement.

July 8 (Reuters) – A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a ​wild boar in eastern ‌Germany, the country’s authorities said on Wednesday. The case, which was detected in the state of Brandenburg within ‌the ​ASF protection corridor ⁠bordering Poland in ⁠the Uckermark district, is the first case detected in wild boars in the area for ​more than a year, the state’s agriculture ministry said ⁠in a statement.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev cleared one of the biggest hurdles in his bid for the Wimbledon title by snapping a lengthy losing run against Taylor Fritz with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win to make the semi-finals and stay on track for back-to-back Grand Slam triumphs.

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot restore the Republican leader’s name to ​the facade of the Kennedy Center for the Performing ‌Arts in Washington while he challenges a judge’s order that required its removal.

By Tom Sims and Valentina Za FRANKFURT/MILAN, July 8 (Reuters) – One of Europe’s most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its prize, after it disclosed it was nearing control of Germany’s Commerzbank in its €45 billion ($51 billion) hostile deal.

AMSTERDAM, July 8 (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday they have launched a criminal case against the Dutch arm of Tata Steel for “intentionally” ​polluting the environment. The prosecutors said a criminal investigation ‌into Tata’s massive plant in IJmuiden, on the Dutch coast west of Amsterdam, had given clear indications that the company was not taking enough care to prevent hazardous pollution.

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President ​Donald Trump on ‌Wednesday told reporters there had been “tremendous unity” at the NATO summit in Turkey and ‌also ​promised to ⁠increase U.S. defense ⁠production. “They (European nations) want the American equipment, because it works better,” Trump ​told a press conference. “I provided other leaders ⁠with an ⁠update on the steps ​we’re taking to rapidly ​scale up production in the ‌United States.