Morning News: June 20, 2025

Japan Looks to Cut Issuance of Superlong Government Bonds

Japan’s Core Inflation Picks Up in May, Complicating BOJ’s Policy Steering

China’s Central Bank Seeks Bigger Role for Yuan on Global Stage

Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil

RBI Opted For Outsized Rate Cut to Boost Growth, Minutes Show

Global Trading Giants Step Up India Presence, Fuelling Talent Rush, Exchange Upgrades

Greenland Awards Permit for Metal Critical to Defense Industry

IEA Sees Bargains in $100 Billion LNG Clean-Up Proposal

Under Shadow of Trump Warning, Africa Pioneers Non-Dollar Payments Systems

Almost a Third of Eurozone’s U.S. Trade Surplus Is Due to U.S. Firms, Says ECB

U.K. Retail Sales Slump in New Blow to Limping Economy

US Banks That Fueled Ireland’s Finance Rebound Face Tariff Angst

The IRS Badly Needs Reform, But Billy Long Isn’t the One to Reform It

Employees Terrified of ICE Raids Are Failing to Show Up at Work

Electricity Is the New Eggs in a Power-Hungry US

The White House Plans for Texas Could Backfire

Texas Oil Dynasty Targets Payout With $8 Billion Mitsubishi Deal

Masa Son Pitches $1 Trillion US AI Hub to TSMC, Trump Team

Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular

Home Depot Bid Kicks Off Battle for $5 Billion Building-Products Company

Food, Agriculture Leaders Sound Warnings on MAHA Overreach

After a Bruising Year, Casual-Dining Chains Try to Stage a Comeback

How Do You Build a $500 Million Coffee Chain? By Selling Matcha to Teens.

High Pay at Buc-ee’s Rejects the Left and Right’s Economics

Trying to Dethrone the Birkin? Make Fewer Bags

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Posted by on June 20th, 2025 at 7:01 am


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