NatWest announces 18% rise in first-half profit, fresh $1 billion buyback

Russia's central bank slashed its key interest rate to the lowest level in nearly a year amid growing worries the cooling economy could tip into recession

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President Trump Visits Fed HQ, Ghislaine Maxwell Meets With Deputy AG and Intel Shares Slide on Turnaround Concerns. Get all the news you need to start your day on the Bloomberg Daybreak podcast.

The path to a worldwide hacking campaign began with a contest for cash and a free laptop

U.S. Home Sales Fall 2.7% In June Amid Record Prices

Europe and China agree to take action on climate change during a tense summit in Beijing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to enhance India's development partnership with the Maldives in a two-day visit this week to the Indian Ocean archipelago, where India competes with China for influence

Bitcoin Asia 2025: Gathering the most influential voices in the Asia-Pacific region in Hong Kong
Following the widespread attention generated by the earlier announcement of Eric Trump as the keynote speaker, Bitcoin Asia 2025 will make a strong return to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 28 to 29.

EURO ZONE JUNE ADJUSTED HOUSEHOLD LENDING GROWTH 2.2% YR/YR VS PRELIM 2.0% IN MAY –ECB

Hackers breach intelligence website used by CIA

China Finance Ministry Official: China Will Implement Proactive Fiscal Policy To Promote Economic Recovery

World's Largest Gold Miner Newmont Reports Q2 Results Above Estimates: Details

[HashKey Trading Moment]: Ethereum holds steady at $3000, is Bitcoin's $115,000 defense line in jeopardy?
The "renovation scandal" at the Federal Reserve continues to escalate, with Trump personally going to the Federal Reserve headquarters to pressure Chairman Powell over the $3.1 billion renovation cost issue, and repeatedly urging for interest rate cuts.

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UK (JUN) RETAIL SALES (MOM) ACTUAL: 0.9% VS -2.7% PREVIOUS;EST 1.2%

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"Japan's preferential tariff indirectly harms US auto parts producers by shifting production away from Mexico and Canada."
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JP Morgan has shifted its forecast for the ECB's next rate cut to October, from a previous expectation of September.

US President Donald Trump's trade deal with Tokyo opens scope for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again this year, sources say, a prospect the central bank may start to telegraph by offering a less gloomy view on the economic outlook.

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