Market News
- France Is Replacing Italy as Europe’s Poster Child of Fiscal Woe
by William Horobin on September 22, 2025 at 4:00 amFrance’s prolonged political crisis has turned the country into the euro area’s fiscal flash-point, taking over a role long played by Italy.
- Buffett Lifts Stake in Mitsui in Bet on Japan’s Trading Houses
by Stephen Stapczynski on September 22, 2025 at 3:42 amWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has become a major shareholder of Mitsui & Co. after raising its stake, the latest bet that Japan’s trading houses will remain attractive.
- China’s Central Bank Revives Liquidity Tool Before Long Holiday
by Charlie Zhu, Wenjin Lv on September 22, 2025 at 3:41 amChina’s central bank has dusted off a liquidity instrument it last used eight months ago, part of a move to flood the banking system with cash before the Golden Week public holiday.
- JPMorgan Sees India as ‘Bright Spot’ Despite Tariff Woes
by Siddhi Nayak on September 22, 2025 at 3:29 amJPMorgan Chase & Co. sees India standing out as a “bright spot” in a challenging global economic landscape, thanks to its robust domestic growth and limited reliance on exports, according to Sjoerd Leenart, the bank’s top executive for Asia Pacific.
- Hedge Funds Clash With Asset Managers on Where Yen Is Heading
Hedge funds are betting on ever more weakness in the yen just as asset managers cling to bullish […]
- Global Funds Cut Holdings of Chinese Bonds to Lowest Since 2021
Overseas funds offloaded Chinese sovereign bonds in August, cutting holdings to the lowest in […]
- Hong Kong Airport Weighs 36-Hour Closure
Hong Kong International Airport is weighing grounding all passenger flights for 36 hours, the […]
- More Bumps Ahead For Indian IT Stocks After H-1B Visa Fee Hike
Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to […]
- Key US Inflation Metric to Ease as Focus Shifts to Jobs Market
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying inflation likely grew at a slower pace last […]
- Chinese Savers Have $23 Trillion and Few Options Beyond Stocks
Chinese households are tiptoeing back into equities, driven in part by a stark reality: Almost […]
- Arc’teryx Fireworks in Tibet Trigger Backlash And Probe
Chinese authorities launched an investigation after a fireworks show in Tibet sponsored by the […]
- Bond Traders Lean Into ‘Sweet Spot’ Amid Doubts About Fed’s Path
At BlackRock Inc., PGIM and other Wall Street firms, bond-fund managers are sticking to trades that […]
political news
- Revealed: Putin’s Secret Plan to Hack Moldova’s Pivotal Election
by Alberto Nardelli on September 22, 2025 at 4:00 amDocuments seen by Bloomberg show that tactics include recruitment of Moldovan voters abroad, organizing protests and a disinformation campaign.
- UK Stats Body Launches Fresh Push to Fix Data Quality Crisis
by Tom Rees on September 22, 2025 at 4:00 amThe UK statistics agency is embarking on a fresh purge of its published data and ramping up the hiring of economists as part of a reset to help breathe new life into its stalling turnaround efforts.
- France Is Replacing Italy as Europe’s Poster Child of Fiscal Woeby William Horobin on September 22, 2025 at 4:00 am
France’s prolonged political crisis has turned the country into the euro area’s fiscal flash-point, taking over a role long played by Italy.
- Japan’s LDP Leadership Race Kicks Off With Five Contenders
by Erica Yokoyama on September 22, 2025 at 2:05 amJapan’s ruling party leadership race formally kicked off Monday under close market scrutiny, with the outcome likely to determine who will lead the nation following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to step down.
- Indian Tech Stocks Decline on US Changes to H-1B Visa Program
by Alex Gabriel Simon on September 22, 2025 at 1:27 amIndian tech stocks declined on Monday as US President Donald Trump’s hefty fee for new H-1B visas may lead to operational difficulties for outsourcing giants.
- Tech Companies Warn H-1B Visa Holders to Avoid Foreign Travel
The tech sector and other companies rushed to warn employees with H-1B visas against foreign travel […]
- Taliban Rejects Trump’s Demand to Return Bagram Air Base to US
The Taliban’s top army commander rejected President Donald Trump’s demand for Afghanistan to […]
- Trump Renews Pressure on Europe to Stop Buying Russian Oil
President Donald Trump renewed his call for European countries to “stop buying oil” from […]
- Thousands Rally in Philippines in Protest Against Corruption
Thousands of Filipinos joined marches in Manila and other areas of the country on Sunday, […]
- Arab-Israel Normalization Faces Major Test After Qatar Attack
In August 2023, Israel’s then-Energy Minister Israel Katz visited the synagogue at the Abrahamic […]
Wealth
- Don Don Donki Billionaire Primes 24-Year-Old Heir for Retail Empire
by Filipe Pacheco, Pui Gwen Yeung, Koh Yoshida on September 21, 2025 at 11:00 pmJapan’s $21 billion quirky discount chain eyes growth as succession looms.
- Vancouver Sports Billionaires Sued by Family Member in Feud Over Fortune
by Thomas Seal on September 20, 2025 at 1:31 pmA young member of the clan that owns a business empire including Vancouver’s professional hockey team is suing his grandfather and two uncles over an alleged plot to “disinherit” him and his siblings.
- Putting a Price on UK Tax Compliance Hell
by Merryn Somerset Webb on September 20, 2025 at 5:30 amWhen we did our Edinburgh Fringe show in August we asked our audience how many of them have taken recent action to cut their tax bill. Around 20% put their hands up. Given that confessing to avoidance at a publicly recorded event could be seen to be in bad taste, it seems fair to imagine that the real number is more like 60%.
Tech & Innovation
- Samsung Shares Rise to Year’s High on Nvidia Approval Report
by Youkyung Lee, Shinhye Kang, Yoolim Lee on September 22, 2025 at 1:22 amSamsung Electronics Co. shares jumped more than 5% after reports it’s won approval from Nvidia Corp. for the use of advanced memory chips, which marks a breakthrough for the Korean technology leader.
- SingTel Faces Another Optus Crisis With Fatal Network Outage
by Angus Whitley, Tracy Withers on September 22, 2025 at 12:31 amSingapore Telecommunications Ltd. faces a fresh crisis at its Australian division Optus after the government started an investigation into an emergency call outage that resulted in multiple deaths.
- India Plans ‘Bodyguard’ Satellites After Risky Orbital Near-Miss
by Mihir Mishra on September 22, 2025 at 12:00 amIndia is developing a plan to improve its ability to protect satellites from attacks, people familiar with the matter said, after a near miss in orbit highlighted risks to national security posed by other spacecraft.
- SoftBank’s Heavy Weight Forces Skeptical Stock Investors to Buy
by Hideyuki Sano on September 21, 2025 at 11:24 pmSoftBank Group Corp.’s swelling weight in Japan’s equity benchmark is pushing even its skeptics to buy the stock.
- Vodafone Picks Ericsson, Nokia for £2 Billion Network Buildout
by Jillian Deutsch on September 21, 2025 at 11:01 pmVodafoneThree picked Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj for a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) contract to expand the newly formed mobile operator’s network across the UK.
