Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Iuka Bancshares, Inc. and The Iuka State Bank

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Australia’s government said it is “outraged” that Israel failed to charge any of the soldiers responsible for the 2024 killing of an Australian aid worker, with Canberra formally protesting the decision.

India expects to garner at least $80 billion in foreign-currency inflows from its recent measures to attract dollars into the country, its central bank chief said in an interview published Thursday.

Japan Student Services Organization and Japan Housing Finance Agency both priced their bonds at record high coupons as rising rates increasingly show up in borrowing costs for students and homeowners.

Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran Reuters

Hormuz shipping unchanged amid US-Iran stalemate, data shows Reuters

China boosts imports of Russian crude, stymieing India's refiners Reuters

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As markets brace for elections in Italy and France next year, a growing number of bond investors are betting that the political drama will be more muted in Rome than in Paris.