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ECB publishes indicative operational calendars for 2027

ECB publishes indicative operational calendars for 2028

Nikkei, Kospi, CSI 300: Yen falls to 40-year low – strong stock market quarter in Asia

Japan's Nikkei is heading for a quarterly gain of more than 36 percent. The weak yen, on the other hand, is weighing on investor sentiment.

+++ Federal politics +++: BSW offers AfD selective cooperation

Bas: If you can work, you have to look for work +++ Wagenknecht: Public broadcasters like “Staatsfunk” of the GDR +++ Greens for regional electricity prices +++ The news blog.

Football World Cup: Germany's last World Cup game in Adidas - and what comes next

For Germany it was the last World Cup game with three stripes. Nevertheless, the Herzogenaurach team equipped most of the teams. The overview.

Consumer climate: Retail surprises with increase in sales

Retail sales increase in May. Fuel discounts and online trading provide a boost - but economists warn against too much optimism.

Fewer children, more singles in Singapore, new data shows

More Singapore residents aged below 40 had never married in 2025 than in 2020, government data released on Tuesday showed, with the sharpest increases among those aged 25 to 34. The findings come from the Department of Statistics’ General Household Survey, Singapore’s mid-decade national household survey conducted between the once-a-decade Population Census. The survey also found that women who had been married had fewer children on average than five years earlier; English strengthened its...

Holiday home in flames: Before the spark ignites

Southern Europe: Fire protection for holiday properties

Icebreaking tankers: One of Denmark's richest families keeps Putin's LNG fleet in good shape

The EU will soon close the last loophole for Russian gas imports. Then a lucrative business ends for the Danish Fayard shipyard - which it maintains until the end.

East Timor targets closer Asean-Greater Bay Area ties to spur economic growth

East Timor is seeking to turn closer ties between Asean and China’s Greater Bay Area into investment and technology opportunities, even as the bloc’s newest member faces a major challenge of building capacity to benefit from regional integration. While collaboration between the two regions could become a powerful engine of growth, policies had to ensure inclusive and sustainable advancement, East Timor’s Vice Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay said at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean.

Online trading: Packages are now becoming more expensive

In the EU, customs rules will change on July 1st. Anyone who orders goods from China or the USA will have to pay more in the future. This is just the beginning.

Ex-prosecutor loses judicial challenge against sacking for emails flouting neutrality

A former senior Hong Kong prosecutor has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal over remarks made in two emails questioning the integrity of police and inviting colleagues to attend a June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, the High Court ruled that the civil service had sufficient basis to sack William Wong Wa-fun and strip him of 26 years’ worth of pension entitlements for violating the standards of conduct expected of a public servant. Mr Justice Russell...

Oil price: Morgan Stanley warns of oil glut and lowers price forecasts

According to analysts, the Strait of Hormuz is opening faster than expected. That's why the bank is adjusting its forecasts for the oil market.

New Report Says U.S. Led Global CO2 Emissions Growth in 2025

A report has criticized the United States for leading global carbon dioxide emissions growth in 2025, saying the country accounted for around 30% of the global increase in emissions. The rise in emissions came as a result of a boost in coal power generation in the United States, the report, produced by the Energy Institute, net-zero outlet Ember, the Kearney Institute, and KPMG, said, as quoted by Reuters. U.S. coal power generation jumped by 10% last year, which, according to the report’s autho

Ukraine War: Baby killed in drone attack on Moscow region

A drone attack sets a house on fire and a baby dies. What is known about the attacks on Moscow's surrounding areas and the authorities' response.

Malaysia enlists military veterans to boot bullies out of schools: ‘you touch, you go’

Malaysia will deploy military veterans as full-time hostel wardens at a group of elite boarding schools from Wednesday, in a new push to curb bullying after a series of abuse cases stirred widespread public anger over student safety. The first 16 former Malaysian Armed Forces personnel will report for duty at eight Mara Junior Science Colleges, in a move reminiscent of Netflix’s hit K-drama Teach You a Lesson, where a Special Ops veteran takes on school bullies. Mara Junior Science Colleges are.

Iran war: import prices with the strongest increase since the end of 2022

Exploding energy prices drove import prices higher in May than they have in three and a half years. Inflationary pressure is growing.

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: “Holiday, damn it!” – Paraguay celebrates victory against Germany

DFB team fails at World Cup against Paraguay +++ Nagelsmann wants to stay +++ Klinsmann settles accounts with DFB team: “Disgrace” and “Disaster” +++ The news blog.

Meat production: India drives global agricultural growth

Global agricultural growth is primarily led by higher demand for animal products. India is leading the way, says a new international agricultural report.

Reform plans: Big chunk of tax reform – that’s what it’s all about

The coalition wants to put together a major reform package this week. There are many contentious issues on the agenda, and one project is particularly controversial.

Used car check: The Mercedes E-Class reveals these small weaknesses at the TÜV

The Mercedes E-Class stands for German solidity. The TÜV report shows what used car buyers should pay attention to when buying a W213 model.

Indian officials said to be in talks to allow reporters from China to return

India has stepped up engagement with Chinese media as Beijing presses New Delhi to issue visas to its journalists ahead of a possible visit by President Xi Jinping later this year, though any breakthrough on the issue is likely to take time, according to people familiar with the matter. The outreach includes a meeting between officials from the Indian embassy in Beijing and representatives of Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua on June 24. One person familiar with the discussions described the.

LLMs changed the world, but could they be the next Airline industry?

I don't think anyone would deny that LLMs are hugely useful for a ton of tasks (coding, customer service, translation & editing services). Looking back historically towards similar industries, no one would deny that air travel has similarly changed the world for the better. But I can't help but wonder if LLM companies could end up like Airlines. Note, I'm not talking about Nvidia or other hardware companies. Airbus itself has been consistently profitable for the last 25 years. I think there are

In 2011, Shanghai–Beijing high-speed rail link officially began operations – SCMP archive

This article was first published on July 1, 2011 Plane beats train, but winning isn’t everything by Will Clem, Shi Jiangtao Two South China Morning Post reporters yesterday pitted the new high-speed Shanghai–to–Beijing train against an airliner and discovered that although taking to the skies had the edge for speed, rail won out for comfort and convenience. They set off from the SCMP’s Shanghai bureau at 2.34pm, taking separate taxis for Hongqiao International Airport and the adjacent railway...

Has anyone been using moomoo for active trading and deep research?

Been swing trading and doing options on US equities for almost four years now. Main setup has always been IBKR, with third-party tools on the side for Level 2 order flow and earnings breakdowns. It works, but the costs and friction are starting to add up. Level 2 subscriptions aren’t huge on their own, but combined with options contract fees and several paid research tools, they become noticeable over time. My bigger frustration is mobile. A lot of the professional features I rely on are either

China-EU joint statement on trade

China and the European Union released a joint statement on Monday following talks between China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, and the EU’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, in Brussels. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to establish a joint platform to monitor trade flows and to set up working groups to ease bilateral economic tensions. EU-China Joint Statement by scmp

No need to share numbers as WhatsApp set to introduce new feature for texting

WhatsApp, one of Hong Kong’s most popular messaging apps, will soon no longer require users to share their phone numbers before they start texting. Starting this week, users can reserve a unique username, which allows them to text without swapping numbers, for use later this year when the Meta-owned service launches the feature. Users will need to know a person’s exact username before they can text them for the first time. United States tech giant Meta said on Monday that the new move was a step

Because of the Iran war: import prices with the strongest increase since the end of 2022

Energy on world markets is becoming more expensive. This also causes import prices to rise. Economists also expect consequences for inflation in the medium term.

Economy: Retail surprises with increase in sales in May – “World Cup sets new setback”

Although economists predicted stagnation, retailers recorded an increase of 1.1 percent. The national soccer team was able to provide noticeable demand impulses.

Why did they pancake? Building failures, soft soil amplify Venezuela quake destruction

When late Venezuelan ⁠leader Hugo Chavez built this coastal housing development bearing his name as part of his socialist revolution, residents found ⁠a fresh start after deadly floods had decimated the area more than a decade earlier. But after two back-to-back earthquakes flattened parts of the 1,100-unit complex last Wednesday, engineers have urged the Venezuelan government to swiftly audit similar public housing that is still standing. “I lost my whole apartment,” said Yelsa Rojas, who since