Financial Times
Going back would create some big new problems but Switzerland provides an alternative model
Financial Times
Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies
Financial Times
Mathias Cormann warns against fragmented approach as more countries consider duties on tech giants
Financial Times
Value of private equity software acquisitions struck in the first five months of the year tumbles to $50bn
Bloomberg Markets
Treasuries fell as investors ramped up bets that the Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates, while escalating tensions in the Middle East added to inflation concerns.
Financial Times
Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up rhetoric of nuclear expansion
Bloomberg Markets
Forecasts for heavy rains in southern China over the next week are raising the risk of flash floods, potentially inundating crops and damaging rice fields.
Bloomberg Markets
Copper edged up to recoup some of last week’s losses as buying activity in China and flows of metal to the US supported the demand outlook.
Bloomberg Markets
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang called a global tech stocks selloff that began last week a buying opportunity, saying the buildout of artificial intelligence has just begun.
Bloomberg Markets
Indonesia’s foreign-exchange reserves fell for a fifth straight month in May, underscoring the cost of policymakers’ efforts to steady the rupiah after its slide to a record low.
Bloomberg Markets
South Korean stocks are expected to bounce back after a drop that triggered a circuit breaker, said Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs chief Asia-Pacific regional equity strategist.
Bloomberg Markets
Chinese coking coal rose to the highest since 2024 as the aftermath of a deadly mining accident and ongoing safety inspections kept prices elevated.
Bloomberg Markets
Proxies for Japanese pension funds bought a record amount of overseas bonds last month, adding to signs of robust demand for foreign debt even as local yields climbed.
Bloomberg Markets
DBS sees $30 billion-$40 billion coming from the RBI’s swap facilities alone.
Bloomberg Markets
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 500 as health officials struggle to trace exposed contacts and keep patients in care in the country’s conflict-hit east.
Bloomberg Markets
A key coal benchmark for Asia rose to the highest level in nearly two years as Indonesia’s new export rules delayed shipments, tightening supplies just as demand for the power-plant fuel rises with the onset of summer.
Financial Times
Assault tests 2-month ceasefire and follows Tehran’s earlier launch of ballistic missiles
Bloomberg Markets
Saudi Arabia cut the price of its main crude grade to Asia for a second straight month, though the premium for barrels to the kingdom’s largest market remained near the highest in decades.
MarketWatch
South Korea’s once-hot Kospi index is headed for another day of sharp declines as the AI trade loses steam.
NY Times Business
Oil prices jumped and stocks plunged after Iran fired missiles at Israel, raising doubts about the future of fragile cease-fire in the Middle East.