Australia’s leading indicators of employment are plateauing or edging lower and its households are “deeply pessimistic” in the face of record mortgage payments, helping explain a more cautious stance from the Reserve Bank in recent weeks.
Binance Holdings Ltd. is losing ground to other offshore platforms as the world’s largest crypto exchange confronts regulatory challenges and reduces zero-fee incentives for users.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief aims to make his long-delayed visit to China in the fall, ahead of a planned summit between the two sides.
Investors betting on the dollar’s continued dominance in the years to come are overlooking the risks of rising political instability in the US and escalating tensions with China.
Urban air-taxis can begin service over US cities as soon as 2028 by largely adhering to existing flight rules for helicopters and other low-altitude aircraft, according to federal regulators.
Mexico’s opposition parties have a new top candidate for the 2024 presidential election who’s caught the public’s eye for her open criticism of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to a local poll.
The presidents of France, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina urged Venezuela to hold “fair, transparent and inclusive elections” in 2024, in which all who seek to participate can take part.
General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters the biggest challenge for Ukraine’s counteroffensive is getting through Russia’s “extensive” defensive lines of minefields, not a lack of sufficient airpower. Ukraine has pushed for more rapid action by the US and other nations to supply fighter jets including F-16s.
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Group of 20 members continue to be split over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have no deal as yet on the principles of future debt-relief deals.
Strong winds are bringing a wildfire north of Athens closer to the Greek capital, while a separate blaze to the west flared up and spread near a Motor Oil Hellas SA refinery.
