Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist -experts

A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc (AAPL.O) an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said.
U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit

Democrats and Republicans will start what could become a monumental game of chicken this month over raising the limit on U.S. government borrowing, as Congress attempts to avert an historic debt default.
Marketmind: Transitory faith in transitory inflation

Say your economy is growing at about 5% annually, it just hit a 10-year inflation high of 3% read more amid labour shortages and enjoys negative yields on benchmark government bonds .
Shares lifted by prospect of lower rates for longer

Global shares posted their longest winning streak in three months on Monday, aided by the chance of low interest rates for longer in the United States and talk of more stimulus in Japan and China, while oil slid as the Saudis cut prices for Asian customers.
Explainer: What is China’s ‘common prosperity’ drive and why does it matter?

President Xi Jinping has called for China to achieve “common prosperity”, seeking to narrow a yawning wealth gap that threatens the country’s economic ascent and the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.
Deutsche Bank regains Hong Kong IPO sponsor licence

Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has regained its Hong Kong Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) sponsors licence after it was suspended in June following the departure of key staff, according to a notice on the website of the city’s markets watchdog.
BNP Paribas in wealth management JV talks with China’s AgBank -sources

BNP Paribas’ (BNPP.PA) asset management arm is in talks to form a wealth management venture with a unit of Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), sources said, as the French firm pursues a bigger slice of China’s $19 trillion market.
Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa launch cenbank digital currency scheme

Central banks in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa will conduct a cross border payments trial using different central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to assess if this allows transactions to be settled more cheaply and easily, the banks said on Thursday.
Japan lays out growth strategy priorities ahead of elections

Japan announced on Thursday a list of initiatives it will focus on to promote green technology and digitalisation, as part of efforts to boost the economy’s long-term growth.
Oil rises on declining inventories and weaker dollar

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a sharp decline in U.S. crude stocks and a weaker dollar, though gains were capped by an OPEC+ decision to stick to its policy of gradually increasing output.