NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - The latest round of Federal Reserve financial disclosures is coming with an unusually wide range of granularity.

TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a 14-month ‌low against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's hawkish shift a day ago led to a wider gap between U.S. and Canadian bond yields.The loonie was trading ​0.3% lower at 1.4135 per U.S. dollar, or 70.75 U.S. cents, ​after touching its weakest intraday level since April last year ⁠at 1.4146."Every major currency is down against the greenback as traders ignore domestic ​developments and follow rate differentials," Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Corpay, said ​in a note.

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a 5% equity stake to Congolese employees, while unions are pushing for immediate enforcement ahead of a July 31 deadline, according to a document and three industry sources.No company has yet complied with the directive, a union leader said, even as authorities step up efforts to enforce local participation in a sector dominated by foreign investors. Congo is the world’s top cobalt producer and second-largest copper producer.

Zimbabwe’s Mimosa platinum mine, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye Stillwater, is reviving its $130 million North Hill life-extension project after a rebound in metal prices, an executive said on Thursday.Mimosa, Zimbabwe’s second largest platinum producer after Impala’s Zimplats, suspended the project in 2024 as prices plunged amid destocking, weak automotive demand and expectations of rapid electric-vehicle adoption.

China defended its export control measures on critical mineral supplies and urged the Group of Seven nations to respect market economy principles and international trading rules rather favouring “small cliques”, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.The remarks followed an agreement by G7 leaders on Wednesday to step up coordination to cut their countries’ reliance on China for critical minerals and including plans to align stockpiling and expand the role of the International Energy Agency.(By Eduardo Baptista and Liz Lee; Editing by Barbara Lewis)

Lithium miners in Zimbabwe have asked the government for more time to build processing facilities, ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports, an industry executive said on Thursday.Zimbabwe, Africa’s top lithium producer, has been pressing miners operating in the country to process more of the battery metal locally as it seeks to extract more economic benefit from the mineral.It recently introduced lithium concentrate quotas and imposed a 16% tax on lithium concentrate exports, after ordering a temporary halt in shipments, citing mineral leakages.

Mozambique’s new law requiring the state to have a 15% stake in all mining ventures could deter foreign investment, an industry executive said on Thursday.The southern African country is among the world’s top producers of graphite, a key material used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage.Mozambique says it amended the mining law “to strengthen its management of strategic resources in defence of the national interest”, but the country’s Chamber of Mines fears it could unsettle investors.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but remained at slightly higher levels, suggesting some moderation in the pace of job growth in June.Economists largely shrugged off the report from the Labor Department ​on Thursday, with some pointing out that the recent elevation in claims was likely due to seasonal distortions related to the end of the school year. They viewed the labor market ‌as remaining stable enough for the Federal Reserve to focus on stamping out inflation, stoked by the Iran war.

June 18 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who is fighting an effort by U.S. President Donald ​Trump to fire her over mortgage fraud allegations she says ‌are untrue, disclosed on Thursday extensive payments associated with her legal case as well as payments made on her behalf for security work.Cook reported almost $1.2 million ​in legal services payments as her case has made its way ​up to the Supreme Court, in a filing made ⁠public on Thursday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

June 18 (Reuters) - A recovery in oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and oil production following the U.S.-Iran interim peace ​deal will take time, potentially several months, analysts at ‌two banks said.Shipments through the strait, through which about a fifth of global oil supply passes, were disrupted during the Iran conflict, sending oil ​prices sharply higher. Brent crude rose to as ​much as $126 a barrel in April, a four-year high.

June 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes were poised for a higher open on Thursday with technology ‌shares leading gains as optimism about a Middle East peace deal offset worries about a hawkish Federal Reserve under new Chair Kevin Warsh.Intel's (INTC.O), shares rose 8.8% in premarket trading after U.S. President Donald Trump said Apple (AAPL.O), had agreed to work with the company to design and manufacture its chips in ​the United States.

June 18 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip stocks edged up on Thursday, buoyed by ​higher gold prices and optimism about the Middle ‌East peace deal, while markets priced in a rate hike later this year following the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish projections.September ​futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.2% ​at 6:43 a.m. ET (1043 GMT).Spot gold and silver ⁠rose 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, as lower oil prices ​following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal helped temper inflation fears and ​counter the Fed's hawkish stance.

FRANKFURT/TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Iran war-induced inflation surge is becoming too much for central banks around the world to simply look past and a string ​of them, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, have either raised borrowing costs or signalled likely moves to tame price growth.Conflict in the ‌Middle East has pushed up energy costs and even if an interim peace deal holds, so much infrastructure has been damaged and so much oil is missing from stockpiles that energy market normalisation could last well into next year.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The agreement between the United States and Iran to end their war, and the subsequent fall in oil prices, are good news for central bankers worried that high energy costs will spill over into ​broader price pressures.Still, four developed market central banks are in hiking mode already, and several others, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, said this week they stood ‌ready to act if inflation built.Here's where central banks in the Group of 10 developed economies stand, ranked from the highest policy rate to the lowest.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 2% on Thursday to their lowest since the first trading ‌day of the Iran war, as a U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease sanctions on Tehran boosted the global supply outlook.

HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose to its highest in more ​than a year on Thursday after a hawkish hold from the Federal Reserve triggered bets on ‌rate hikes, while yen weakness drew verbal warnings from Japanese officials.The U.S. central bank held rates steady in a 3.50% to 3.75% range as new chair Kevin Warsh opened his era in charge with a sweeping policy review. Nearly half of policymakers now expect a hike this ​year as inflation concerns mount.

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Global stocks were torn on Thursday between concern about ​the rising chances of a U.S. rate hike this year after the Federal Reserve's meeting and optimism over the reopening ‌of the Strait of Hormuz.The United States and Iran on Wednesday released the text of their agreement, which extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days to allow the two sides to negotiate a truce. It also includes the full resumption of maritime traffic "with no charge" in the Strait of Hormuz.

June 18 (Reuters) - Gold inched up on Thursday as support from lower oil prices following ‌the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal countered pressure from a stronger dollar and hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric.Spot gold was up 0.2% at $4,264.67 per ounce at 0913 GMT after falling 1.7% on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures ​fell 2.2% to $4,284.00.Oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement ​that would end their conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and waive ⁠U.S. sanctions on Tehran's oil, which boosted the oil supply outlook.

June 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street groups are warning US ​regulators that their ‌plans to implement "Basel Endgame" global bank capital ​requirements will affect ​liquidity in Treasury markets, ⁠urging them to ​rework proposals to manage ​risk, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

June 18 (Reuters) - Citigroup has pushed back its expectation for the U.S. Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates by ​a month, pointing to a hawkish stance from policymakers.