President Joe Biden will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for an official visit to the US on Oct. 25, including a state dinner, in the latest sign of close relations between Washington and Canberra.
European banks have enjoyed record levels of net interest income over the last year. That’s tempting some governments to try to tax those profits just as the cycle appears to have peaked.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will face a key test of support this Saturday in provincial polls, where he needs to win at least three of the six states up for grabs to ensure his government’s stability.
July’s data left no doubt: China is now clearly dealing with a deflation threat. Consumer and producer prices fell together for the first time since 2020, adding to concerns about the health of the world’s second-largest economy. News that China’s prices are falling may be somewhat jarring, given the inflationary pressures in many other parts of the world. But the unique factors contributing to China’s problems are deep and ingrained. Solving them may not be an easy fix.
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist known for his crusade against corruption, was assassinated less than two weeks before an election where soaring drug violence dominated the campaign.
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said he would announce next week whether he would attend the first GOP presidential debate, but insisted he would not sign a required pledge to support the party’s nominee.
US investors who spent years fighting strict limits on their ability to invest in China scored a victory Wednesday when President Joe Biden released an order imposing only light curbs on the flow of money to the world’s second-largest economy.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband agreed to let lawyers defending the man charged with assaulting Paul Pelosi inspect their home in preparation for his trial.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un discussed a plan to strike South Korea, dialing up tensions days before its neighbor holds joint military drills with American forces and its president meets the leaders of the US and Japan.
Proterra Inc., the electric bus maker touted by President Joe Biden that filed for bankruptcy this week, was the recipient of millions of dollars in US Covid-relief government aid.
