Tighter Visa Rules and Deportations Slash Tourist Arrivals Hotel occupancy rates plunge across the board Losses projected to reach as much as $12.5 billion The U.S.

Leading inflation gauge PPI down 0.1% in August Sharp reversal after last month’s surge Expectations rise for Fed rate cut next week U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) Trends (MoM, seasonally adjusted, unit: %)/Source: U.S.

Israel: “Precision strike on Hamas senior leadership” Trump: “Does not advance U.S.

Tesla alters sales terminology and adds new contractual clauses Redefinition reflected even in Musk’s CEO compensation plan Full Self-Driving: breakthrough innovation or perilous experiment? Tesla’s Full Self-Driving de

“Europe buys $1.1 billion worth of Russian crude annually” claim “China aiding Russia must also face economic sanctions” emphasis U.S.-EU high-level meeting on Russia sanctions in preparation On September 15 (local ti

Japan, the “Cash Kingdom,” Moves to Issue Yen-Backed Stablecoin China, Once Blocking Stablecoin Research, Shifts Toward Utilization “Petro-Yuan” Strategy Accelerates Challenge to Dollar Hegemony Japan, long characterized as a “cash

Japanese long-term bond yields hit record highs Fiscal deficit fears following tax-cut proposals trigger market convulsions Global upswing in long-duration yields amid fiscal uncertainty Japanese Long- and S

Control of more than 60% of global ship orders this year Target of securing six aircraft carriers by 2030 Expansion of military power beyond the South China Sea into the open seas China has emerged as a formidable challenger to U.S.

Trump Tariffs Curbed by Federal Court Ruling Fiscal Woes Mount on Prospect of Tariff Refunds Administration Warns of Potential Collapse of Trade Accords The U.S.

Putin Secures Diplomatic Pardon through Trump’s Alaska Summit Claims “Western-Engineered Coup Sparked Ukraine Crisis” Expected to Join Xi and Kim atop Tiananmen Rostrum at Military Parade Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Oil Prices Near $70 per Barrel in Early August Projection of $48 in 2026 Emerging OPEC+ Rapid Supply Increases Drive Market Weakness The global oil market has once again been thrust into a vortex of uncertainty.

India Strengthens Ties with China Amid U.S.

Rapid advancement in Chinese semiconductor equipment technology, qualitative improvements Growing presence in front-end processes with high technological entry barriers Japan losing ground, ceding second place to Europe Ins

Retailers Respond by Raising Prices ‘Sneakflation’ Fuels Inflationary Pressures Greater Pain Expected for Lower-Income Households The tariff policy enforced by the Trump administration is increasingly translating into higher c

Stephen Miran, David Malpass Among Successors Under Consideration Governor Lisa Cook Notified of Dismissal on Mortgage Fraud Charges If Successful, Trump to Have Nominated 4 of 7 Fed Governors Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserv

Housing investment boom as stimulus a decade ago Constraints of high debt and low interest rates on accommodation today Vicious cycle of weak domestic demand and fire-sale export offensives eroding global economy Beijing has moved to re

Chicago targeted next for immigration enforcement 2,000 troops already deployed in Washington Expansion to 19 states expected within weeks Donald Trump, the President of the United States, is seen on the 21st (local time

22 out of 63 Korean SMEs in Deficit or Shutdown. Over Half Have Fallen Short of Average Operating Profit in the Past Decade. Undermined by China’s Low-Cost Offensive and Technological Catch-Up. Two out of ten Korean small and venture firms that a

Meta betting on display, Google and Samsung on XR Big Tech accelerating differentiated strategies in smart glasses Chinese tech giants joining the race with payment and content integration Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, weari

Introduction of programmable currency functions through stablecoins Bank-centered introduction, with non-bank participation via consortia Structural disruption of bank-centered financial industry if non-bank issuance permitted Bank of K