China
China vows to defend its interests as US prepares new Iran sanctions
Beijing warned against pressure tactics as Washington prepared measures expected to hit Iran's trading partners and urged China to cooperate.
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United States
Canada rejects US trade demands and prepares dollar-for-dollar retaliation
Ottawa left negotiations after demands it considered incompatible with sovereignty, as new 50% US duties hit about $20 billion in Canadian goods.
China
China's Q2 Slowdown Deepens the Export-Imbalance Puzzle
Growth slowed to 4.3 percent in Q2 2026 as investment and consumption weakened, while exports remained the main support for activity.
Russia
Mini-Refineries Reveal the Limits of Russia's Fuel Response
The debate over small refineries points less to a viable fuel solution than to the strain on Russia's wartime economic management.
India
India's retail inflation rises to 4.45% as food and fuel pressures build
July inflation moved further above the central bank's 4% target, with food prices rising 5.52%, while the RBI still sees limited evidence that the pressure has spread broadly through the economy.
Russia
Putin cites slower Russian inflation while acknowledging signs of labor-market weakness
The Russian president said annual inflation had eased to 8.8 percent by the end of July 2025 and could reach 6 to 7 percent by year-end, while warning that both recorded and concealed unemployment were beginning to rise.
United States
US economic records coexist with slower hiring and uneven industrial gains
Payrolls, stocks and goods exports have reached notable highs, but weaker job creation, limited factory hiring and disputed investment totals complicate the administration's account of a broad economic boom.
Russia
Russia's services PMI rises to 49 in July but remains in contraction
The decline in services activity eased to its slowest pace in three months, yet new orders fell for a fourth consecutive month and firms continued to reduce employment.
Russia
Russian diplomat portrays US-EU ties as an exchange of military and economic interests
Rodion Miroshnik argued that Europe seeks American military, technological and energy capabilities, while Washington is pursuing European capital, skilled personnel, technology and industrial activity.
Asia
Bank of Japan opens door to early rate hike as inflation and yen risks intensify
The central bank held its policy rate at 1 percent but warned for the first time that underlying inflation could exceed target, placing the September meeting and further monetary tightening in focus.
Europe
Spain and Morocco reverse unprecedented Ceuta border surge as European divisions deepen
Around 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave within a day and roughly half returned, while deaths, repatriations and threats of tighter Schengen controls turned the emergency into a wider European dispute.
India
India calls for faster policy execution as oil, AI and supply chains test resilience
The Finance Ministry tied investment and strategic autonomy to quicker implementation of domestic reforms while warning that sustained high oil prices and a possible El Niño could pressure inflation, public finances and growth.