Asian bonds face biggest outflows since 2022 as Indonesia turmoil rattles investors

Stacks of Indonesian rupiah banknotes beside financial charts and a fountain pen representing Asian bonds outflows and market analysis.

Foreign investors withdrew sharply from Asian bond , marking the largest outflow in more than two years.  The selloff, led by Indonesia, reflected deepening fiscal and political concerns across the region and growing unease about slowing global demand. Data from regional authorities showed that overseas investors offloaded a net $5.48 billion worth of bonds from … Read more

Trump’s $3 Billion Critical Minerals Deal With Australia Aims to Counter China’s Dominance

U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister during discussions on the new $3 billion critical minerals partnership between the United States and Australia.

WASHINGTON — A new US & Australia agreement on critical minerals backed by President Donald Trump is being hailed as a significant boost for Western mining ambitions, but analysts warn that it will take years to loosen China’s stranglehold over the global rare earth supply chain. Announced Monday, the deal commits $3 billion in joint … Read more

Amazon Web Services outage sparks global chaos and a flood of memes mocking the end of the internet

Office workers react in panic during an Amazon Web Services outage, symbolizing global disruption caused by the cloud failure.

An hours long outage at Amazon Web Services early Monday caused widespread disruption to websites and applications worldwide, prompting social media users to flood the internet with apocalyptic humor.  The outage, which began around 3 am Eastern Time, impacted major platforms including Roblox, Snapchat, Ring, Hulu, Venmo, Coinbase, and Microsoft 365 before services gradually returned … Read more

SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink internet satellite, marking a major milestone in global connectivity

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink internet satellite into low Earth orbit under clear skies, marking the 10,000th Starlink satellite milestone.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX reached a historic milestone Sunday, launching its 10,000th Starlink internet satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO), a significant achievement in the company’s ambitious plan to blanket the globe with high speed internet coverage.  The company launched 56 additional satellites aboard two separate Falcon 9 rockets, marking its 132nd orbital mission … Read more

China new home prices fall at fastest pace in nearly a year as property slump deepens

Aerial view of residential apartment buildings in a major Chinese city showing dense high-rises and housing blocks, symbolizing China’s new home prices decline amid the property market slump.

BEIJING ~ China’s new home prices dropped at their sharpest pace in almost a year in September, heightening concerns over the country’s prolonged property downturn and its broader economic impact.  Official figures released Monday showed a 0.4 percent month on month fall the steepest decline in 11 months following a 0.3 percent drop in August.  … Read more

Major AWS outage disrupts Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and other online services

A realistic image showing an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center with the AWS logo in the foreground and Fortnite, Alexa, and Snapchat logos displayed on screens, illustrating the major AWS outage affecting global services.

NEW YORK — A major AWS outage early Monday disrupted several popular online platforms, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and other cloud based services.  The failure, traced to Amazon Web Services’ US EAST 1 region, caused widespread connectivity issues and increased error rates across numerous digital networks worldwide. According to Amazon’s official AWS Service Health … Read more

Sanae Takaichi Coalition Deal Could Make History Japan’s First Female PM in Sight

Sanae Takaichi during press conference after signing coalition deal with Japan Innovation Party.

TOKYO — A pivotal Sanae Takaichi coalition deal appears set to propel Japan’s conservative lawmaker into the prime minister’s office, marking the country’s first female premiership.  The agreement, struck with the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), reshapes Japan’s political landscape and consolidates right wing power after a quarter century of coalition stability. “I told Takaichi that … Read more

Mike Johnson hate America rallies remark ignites debate after nationwide anti Trump protests

Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson during statements amid controversy over Mike Johnson hate America rallies remark.

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended his characterization of the weekend’s “No Kings” protests against former President Donald Trump as “hate America” rallies, insisting his comments were directed at the tone of the demonstrations rather than at Democrats as a whole. “I’ve never called anybody an enemy,” Johnson said in an interview … Read more

Dutch minister seeks resolution in Nexperia chipmaker dispute with China

Dutch Economy Minister meets Chinese official to resolve Nexperia China dispute over seized chipmaker assets.

THE HAGUE — Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said Sunday he will meet with a senior Chinese official within days to discuss the deepening Nexperia chipmaker dispute, a clash that has unsettled global auto supply chains and added a new strain to Europe’s complex relationship with Beijing. Karremans told the Dutch TV program Buitenhof that … Read more