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Trump faces Russia diesel deal blowback

Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

Also: Sky News Trump defends Russia diesel deal

In other languages: Børsen Trumps aftale med Putin handler om meget mere end diesel (da)

  1. Visa Approved to Prepare Domestic Payments Business in China

    Paige Smith / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Visa gets approval for China card business ahead of Trump-Xi summit

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 40년 만에 만리장성 넘은 비자…102억장 카드시장 열렸다 [차이나 워치] (ko), Jornal de Negócios China abre porta para americana Visa entrar no mercado de cartões bancários (pt)

  2. European gas hits Iran wartime high

    Financial Times /

  3. Bulgaria to Summon Russian Ambassador as Drones Hit More Ships

    Slav Okov / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Two ships hit by drones of unknown origin off Bulgarian coast – Europe live

  4. How the AI Boom Is Fueling Global Financial Risks

    Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Boom da IA está concentrando crescimento global em menos países, diz FMI (pt), Handelsblatt IWF-Konjunkturprognose: Die Weltwirtschaft klafft auseinander – das sind die Gewinner und die Verlierer (de), Der Standard KI-Boom stützt Weltwirtschaft, IWF warnt aber vor Blase (de), Süddeutsche Zeitung IWF-Prognose: Die Weltwirtschaft trotzt den Schocks (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine IWF-Ausblick: Die Weltwirtschaft ruht auf wenigen Stützen (de) · see all

  5. LVMH sales miss growth forecasts as China luxury demand slows

    Euronews /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico China prejudica vendas da LVMH no trimestre (pt)

  6. Former DRC president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group

    The Africa Report /

  7. IMF raises India’s FY27 growth forecast to 7%

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint IMF raises India's growth forecast for FY27 and FY28 amid strong domestic demand, credits AI for helping world economy, The Japan Times IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%

  8. Cyber attack on French retailers raises alarm over food security

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack, Semafor Cyberattack destroys food at hundreds of French grocery stores, The Japan Times Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food, Le Monde A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Faille logicielle, frigos à 35 °C, des millions d’euros perdus : les dessous de la cyberattaque inédite qui a frappé les supermarchés français (fr), Le Temps Une cyberattaque inédite paralyse les installations frigorifiques de centaines de supermarchés français (fr)

  9. Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Telegraph Who are the Iran-backed Houthis and why are they attacking Saudi Arabia?, Al-Monitor Saudi Arabia faces new missile and drone fire after major attacks on airports, Sky News Message of defiance from Iran-backed Houthis | The World with Yalda Hakim · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Mehrere Fluggesellschaften streichen Flüge nach Saudi-Arabien (de)

  10. RBI's rupee rescue faces test from oil, inflation and outflows

    Mint /

  11. Trump AI directive sparks questions

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  12. ​​Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’

    Andrei Netto / The Guardian /

  13. This one chart from the IMF tells the entire story of the world economy this year

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  14. NIIF plans $600 mn e-mobility platform Avega, 40% stake sale in AnantGrid power: MD & CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal

    Mint /

  15. Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Katayama to Be First Japanese Chair of IMF-WB Development Panel

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 片山財務相、世銀・IMF合同開発委員会の議長に 日本から初めて (ja)

  16. IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  17. AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Japan Times AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says

  18. Trends in UK industry concentration: 2007 to 2025

    Office for National Statistics /

  19. South Africa: The Paris airport gamble behind Cape Town’s global catamaran triumph

    Marianne Merten / The Africa Report /

  20. Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Guardian Nobel Prize for economics awarded to Hall and Woodford for work on ‘smoothing’ crises, Financial Times Two economists who transformed crisis management win Nobel Prize, Le Monde Economics Nobel Prize awarded to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford, who rebuilt the macroeconomic analytical framework

    In other languages: El País Michael Woodford y Robert E. Hall ganan el Nobel de Economía por sus propuestas para suavizar crisis y burbujas (es), Valor Econômico Nobel premia estudos sobre efeitos das expectativas no consumo, inflação e juros, diz professor da PUC-Rio (pt), Jornal de Negócios Nobel para o “manual de instruções” da economia moderna (pt), Brazil Journal Como estabilizar uma economia? Os vencedores do Nobel têm a fórmula (pt) · see all

  21. PM GatiShakti completes 5 years, next phase focuses on multimodal connectivity: Piyush Goyal

    The Economic Times /

  22. Meta is back on the AI leaderboard with its new family of Wonder models

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

    Also: Bloomberg Muse Wonder Puts Meta's Aggressive AI Push in Focus, Semafor Meta has reached AI ‘frontier,’ Zuckerberg says

    In other languages: Expansión Zuckerberg dice que Meta ha alcanzado la "frontera" de la IA y rechaza frenar su desarrollo (es), Valor Econômico FT: Mark Zuckerberg diz que a Meta atingiu a 'fronteira' da IA e rejeita pedidos de desaceleração (pt)

  23. Energy and AI - the two forces shaping world economy

    Sky News /

  24. Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

    Patrick Commins and Jonathan Barrett / The Guardian /

Earlier today

  1. Modi Touts India as Trusted Partner as Supply Chains 'Weaponized'

    Bloomberg /

  2. Musk injects $275mn into Republicans’ fight to retain Congress

    Financial Times /

  3. The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation

    Financial Times /

  4. AI Debt Binge Risks Crowding Out EM Nations From Global Markets

    Mpho Hlakudi and Selcuk Gokoluk / Bloomberg /

  5. EU to Cap Chinese Hybrid-Vehicle Imports at 350,000 Units Annually, Official Says

    Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal /