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John Lee urges banks to finance city’s tech growth, expand offshore yuan business

Hong Kong’s leader has urged the banking sector to support financing the city’s creation of a new economic engine in inn...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
The inflation genie could be out of the bottle — and bond markets are sounding the alarm

Global bond yields have surged as investors assess whether rising debt, tariffs, defense spending and energy shocks coul...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Tata Chemicals’ Kenya unit ordered to cease operation

“We remain committed to constructive engagement through the appropriate legal and regulatory channels to resolve the out...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Greek Premier Prepares Economic Support Plan as Election Nears

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is about to unveil an economic support package aimed at alleviating a cost of l...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Chinese carmaker to begin testing solid-state batteries next year

SHANGHAI — Chery Automobile, China's largest car exporter by deliveries, will begin testing its solid-state batteries ne...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Another Chinese EV maker joins grid in Europe, with Xiaomi to launch sales next year

Chinese tech firm Xiaomi will start selling electric cars in Europe next year, it announced at a consumer electronics tr...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs

The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 posts by 2030.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
ADNOC Keeps Loading LNG as Hormuz Risks Intensify

Emirati ADNOC is still loading liquefied natural gas in the Persian Gulf despite the latest exchange of strikes between ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Global polysilicon market stagnates as China price rally struggles for traction

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Yen Holds Most of Its Gains After Thursday's 2% Rise

The yen held most of its gains Friday after advancing more than 2% on Thursday. A rush to unwind yen-funded carry trades...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Uganda: Uganda, U.S. Sign $1.7 Billion Health Sector Agreement

[Nile Post] Uganda and the United States have signed a five-year health sector agreement worth about Shs6.42 trillion, s...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
World's biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut U.S. Treasury holdings

Norway's $2.3 trillion investment fund says it can diversify into new areas with greater risk and returns.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Pimco Fund Beating 97% of Peers Cuts ‘Mag Seven’ to Bet on Asia

A top-performing fund manager at Pacific Investment Management Co. is betting the next winners of the AI boom will be fo...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Markets Weigh Energy Supply Strain: Market Snapshot

A fresh flare up in tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran put the Strait of Hormuz back in focus as gas, oil and o...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Kenya: MPs Accuse Ruto of Targeting Tata Chemicals Over Mineral Deposits

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Members of Parliament allied to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) have accused President Wi...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Kyiv to EU: 'Think outside the box' on Russia's frozen assets

Hello, it’s Friday. I’m Mared Gwyn. Today, Ukraine’s Finance Minister shares his thoughts on plans to channel Russia’s i...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
VW Approves Plan for 50,000 Additional Job Cuts

Volkswagen's supervisory board backed a restructuring that calls for 50,000 additional job cuts, far fewer models and a ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nigeria: How Uber Exit Affects Drivers, Passengers

[Daily Trust] The decision by Uber to wind down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria has triggered concerns among driv...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed

The currency's strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
European Gas Heads for Fourth Weekly Gain as Iran War Drags On

European natural gas headed for a fourth weekly gain as fresh fighting in the Middle East boosted concerns about prolong...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
U.S. 'Economic Outcast’ operation gains momentum as EU joins sanctions; South Korea weighs military backing

The EU formally joined the U.S.-led sanctions campaign against Iran, while South Korea said it's weighing a military rol...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs in biggest ever industry shake-up

German car giant Volkswagen said that management and unions had agreed to cut a further 50,000 jobs by the end of the de...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Nepal floods ruin merchants, traders ahead of crucial festival season

Any pullback in spending could weigh heavily on Nepal’s roughly $57 billion economy.

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Korea’s leveraged ETF appetite spills into US markets

South Korean retail investors may have cooled on single-stock leveraged ETFs at home after regulators tightened trading ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
India’s June quarter GDP print is courting controversy. Here’s why

India's forecast-beating economic growth has come under scrutiny after a former government official claimed that the GDP...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Shinsegae chief joins US-led AI supply chain push

Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin joined US Vice President JD Vance and leading technology executives in Washingto...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
KRX, NYSE deepen ties on longer trading, faster settlement

Korea Exchange Chair and CEO Jeong Eun-bo pitched South Korea’s capital market reforms to global investors in New York o...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Brent Nears $96 as Iran Conflict Keeps Oil Market on Edge

Crude oil prices extended their climb today and are set for a sharp weekly gain as the war in the Middle East continues ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
SK hynix-LG chip design talks end without deal: reports

LG Electronics’ reported talks to take on part of SK hynix’s next-generation enterprise SSD controller design have ended...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
New passenger car sales in Russia fall by 6.5% in August to 114,300 — Autostat

The leading brands during the period were Lada, Haval, Tenet, Geely, and Changan

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
More stock ownership, weaker monetary policy?

A counterintuitive quirk

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
More stock ownership, weaker monetary policy?

A counterintuitive quirk

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Samsung narrows HBM gap with SK hynix

Samsung Electronics lifted its share of global high-bandwidth memory revenue to 33 percent in the second quarter, narrow...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
World Bank’s Mishra Pushes Back on Doubts Over India Growth

A range of high-frequency indicators show India’s economy is gaining momentum, World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth M...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Europe struggling to re-arm by 2030 as capitals squander arms spending surge

Also in this newsletter: The beef between Brazil and Brussels

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Kai-Fu Lee on the Global AI Race

Chinese artificial intelligence companies are rapidly closing the gap with their US rivals. But AI pioneer Kai-Fu Lee co...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Maximum pressure on Iran, round two

Mark Leonard welcomes Ellie Geranmayeh to discuss the latest phase of the US-Iran conflict, the escalating economic pres...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Why the Netherlands pulled 86 tonnes of gold from US central bank

The central bank of the Netherlands has moved dozens of tonnes of its gold out of the United States and Canada to boost ...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail
Wheat Wavers as Traders Weigh Mixed Messages on Peace Progress

Chicago wheat wavered throughout Friday’s session as markets weighed conflicting signals over the war in Ukraine, with R...

No location · Sep 04, 2026 · Wedgetail

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