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Investors in South Korea looking to hedge their big US stock holdings or play their next wager are embracing a new type of trades: leveraged VIX bets.

Demonstrators across the US turned out for what organizers said would be more than 2,600 “No Kings” protests across the US to express their opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda. (Source: Bloomberg)

The US State Department said it informed countries involved in the Gaza peace agreement that an attack by Hamas is being planned against Palestinians and that it would be a violation of the ceasefire deal.

China’s economy probably grew at the slowest in a year during the third quarter despite a boom in exports, in a disconnect the Communist Party may move to rectify at a key meeting in the coming week.

Protesters take part in a "No Kings" protest against President Donald Trump's policies in Washington, D.C. (Source: Bloomberg)

One of private credit’s favorite fund structures has emerged as a new battleground for traders and Wall Street executives looking for signs of weakness in the market.

With its population shrinking and its labor force aging, Japan is turning to foreign workers in record numbers. From Toyota City to factory floors across the country, immigration is testing how much a traditional society can evolve without losing its identity. (Source: Bloomberg)

The start of earnings season is exposing a potential crack in the stock market’s frothy foundation: risky lending by some regional banks.

Euro-area inflation will probably meet the European Central Bank’s 2% goal over the coming years, according to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said.

For months, Vipin Raina had been bracing for a stampede of buying from Indian customers loading up on silver to honor the Hindu goddess of wealth.

US bank earnings look solid and balance sheets are strong, but Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers warns about risks in fast-growing private credit, uneven deregulation, and a risky, go-it-alone US intervention to prop up Argentina’s peso without IMF-style safeguards. (Source: Bloomberg)

Larry Summers explains US intervention in Latin American currencies.

A throng of Argentine business leaders who descended this week on a beach resort tried to leave behind the political and market turmoil gripping the country so they could ponder the future. Their efforts were near impossible to sustain.

Shares of the large-scale computing outfits that make Bitcoin work are once again outperforming the original cryptocurrency, as more pivot to hybrid models built around artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

The best place to observe the shift taking place in global oil markets is at sea.

ICICI Bank Ltd. posted better-than-expected earnings as India’s second-largest private lender benefited from healthy loan growth, even as margins remained under pressure.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is considering reforming rules on tax-free individual savings accounts to increase UK share ownership, the Financial Times reported.

HDFC Bank Ltd., India’s largest private sector lender, posted second-quarter profit that beat estimates amid healthy growth in loans, even as its margins stayed under pressure.

Low-carbon steel startup Stegra AB was supposed to be a champion of Sweden’s green industrial ambitions. Now the company faces a funding crunch, and is seeking up to €975 million ($1.14 billion) in new financing to cover higher than expected project costs, fund infrastructure and fill a gap left by delays to state grant support.

France can’t afford to ignore the third credit-rating reduction in less than a year, according to French Finance Minister Roland Lescure.