July 2, 2026

China’s great economic contradiction.

Japan’s retail investors purchased a record amount of local shares last week, when a tech selloff sent equity gauges plunging.

Quantum Systems has raised $1.2 billion in a funding round, more than doubling the German drone startup’s valuation to about $8 billion post-money, in the latest example of investors’ enthusiasm for defense-related bets.

Swiss inflation slowed in June for the first time in eight months, suggesting the impact of lower oil costs are feeding through to the domestic economy.

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At the start of the regional war in February, Wall Street banks were grappling with the prospect of a protracted slowdown in the Middle East. Three months in, many firms are rushing to add bankers after local investors largely looked past the conflict and doubled down on dealmaking. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during her first official visit to the country, as the two leaders aim to deepen strategic and economic ties.

(Source: Bloomberg)