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Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries Slip in June as Japan, UK and China Pull Back

Treasury data show a sharp fall in new transaction inflows, a sign that foreign buyers sharply reduced fresh purchases of U.S. government debt.

Fitch Affirms India’s BBB- Sovereign Rating

Mélenchon’s Call to Cancel Banque de France Debt Draws Strong Economic Criticism

STF Sets New Hearing to Try to Unlock R$6.6 Billion Rescue for Banco de Brasília as Federal Minister Rejects GDF 'Inertia' Charge

Senegal’s President Breaks With Sonko by Launching New Kiiraay Party

Argentina Completes Bonar 2029 Placement and Rolls Over Large Peso Maturities

KP Chief Minister Orders Rapid Clearance of 1,638 Power Cases and Deadlines for Energisation

Thirty State Treasurers Ask President Trump to Release $39 Billion in Unclaimed Bonds

Commission Fails to Agree on Schuldenbremse Reform

Brazil Will Keep Issuing Sustainable Sovereign Bonds at US$1–3 Billion a Year

Argentina Authorizes Up to $5 Billion in International Bank Loans

Germany’s Debt‑Brake Panel Circulates ‘FinanzpfadPlus’ Compromise as Talks Stall

UK Borrowing Rises to £24.3bn in April, Second-Highest April on Record

Andy Burnham to Run in Makerfield By‑Election That Could Trigger Labour Leadership Fight

Victoria Budget Row Deepens Over Coalition’s 2032 Cash-Surplus Promise

Albanese Government Tables Scaled-Back Gambling Reforms on Budget Day

Treasury Signals $2 Trillion Borrowing as OMB Puts FY2026 Deficit at $2.06 Trillion

Pakistan Agrees to Curb Sovereign Wealth Fund Powers Under IMF Push

DF Governor Says Central Bank Talks Point to Technical Rescue for BRB

Buenos Aires Mayors Press National Government After Ministry Refuses School Meal Funding Petition