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World Economic Daily Summary: June 16, 2026

Quick overview of the day's main events:

• Fox Corporation acquires the Roku streaming platform for $22 billion.

• Nuvei acquires the payment company Payoneer for $2.75 billion.

• G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains: Peace with Iran dominates the agenda.

• Brent crude fell to $81 – the lowest in four months.

• Markets in Asia and Europe opened the week with a significant increase.

Foreign Investment

On June 15, one of the largest acquisitions of the year shook the media world. The American group Fox Corporation, led by Lachlan Murdoch, reached an agreement to acquire the streaming technology platform Roku for $160 per share, a combination of cash and Fox stock, for a total enterprise value of approximately $22 billion. Fox will pay $96 in cash and 0.9693 of its own shares for each share of Roku; existing Fox shareholders will own approximately 73% of the combined company, while Roku shareholders will own 27%. The transaction will combine Fox News, the NFL, MLB, and the Tubi streaming platform with Roku Channel and a direct relationship with over 100 million global streaming households. The combined entity will become the third-largest player in American television in terms of viewership share. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

On the same day, a significant news broke from the payment sector. The Canadian fintech company Nuvei agreed to acquire the global leader in cross-border payments, Payoneer, for $7.40 per share in cash, totaling approximately $2.75 billion – a 44% premium to the stock price before the transaction was leaked. The combined entity will process over $500 billion in annual payment volume in over 150 countries and achieve revenues of around $3 billion annually. The transaction is designed to benefit from the growing volumes of stablecoin and AI-driven payments. The closing is expected in the middle of 2027.

In the market for real estate investment funds, Inland Private Capital Corporation (IPC) completed the acquisition of a portfolio of apartment properties valued at $315 million from the group Evergreen Real Estate Partners on June 15. This is one of the largest private apartment portfolio transfers in the United States this year; IPC plans to manage the properties under its platform for 1031-exchange investors, further strengthening its position in the market for residential rental assets in the Midwest United States.

Significant Events with Global Impact

On June 16, the G7 summit continued in the French resort of Évian-les-Bains, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The main topic is the recent US-Iran peace agreement and its impact on global energy markets. The leaders of the G7 are discussing the coordination of the approach to lifting sanctions against Iran, the reintegration of Iranian oil into the world market, and mechanisms for restoring infrastructure in the Middle East. In parallel, they are discussing support for Ukraine, the regulation of artificial intelligence, and the global trading system. Kristalina Georgieva, head of the IMF, is attending the summit as a special guest and will present an updated economic outlook. The IMF's growth forecasts for 2026 take into account both the positive effect of the end of the conflict and the persistent inflationary momentum.

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Financial markets are reacting to the peace agreement with continued optimism. Brent crude oil has fallen to approximately $81 per barrel, the lowest level in four months. European stock indices opened the week with gains of over 1 percent, and U.S. futures are also rising. Analysts warn that inflation in both the U.S. and the Eurozone will not immediately decline – the decrease in energy prices will take weeks or months, and depends on the speed of demining the Strait of Hormuz and the restart of Iranian oil exports, which have been blocked for four months.

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