Newsletter Oct 24, 2022

Sunak makes second bid to become UK's first Hindu PM

Fabulously rich from his pre-politics career in finance, he has been mocked as out of touch with Britons struggling with decades-high inflation.

UK's Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

Earlier Sunday, Sunak formally announced he was standing for the top job, just weeks after having failed in a first attempt.

Analysis-poor nations face peril over elusive G-20 debt relief push

A failure to secure meaningful progress on a debt relief for the world's poorest nations at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting in Washington has left policymakers, campaigners and investors frustrated.

Europe faces long-term pain from energy crisis: Shell CEO

Europe has desperately searched for quick alternatives to Russian gas, but van Beurden said Europe would need large amounts of LNG for decades.

Sovereign bond market turmoil to spill well into next year: Reuters poll

Turmoil in global sovereign bond markets is set to persist for another six months to a year as central banks carry on raising interest rates to bring down inflation, according to a Reuters poll of market strategists.

Oil climbs on expectations of tight supply as Russia sanctions loom

Oil rose in early Asian trade on Monday as expectations of tighter supplies globally ahead of European Union sanctions on Russian oil underpinned prices.

Biden to get updated COVID vaccine, urges Americans to follow suit

U.S. President Joe Biden will get his updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and urge more Americans to get the latest shot, White House spokesman Kevin Munoz said on Sunday.

Trump is not 'man enough' to testify in Jan. 6 probe, Pelosi says

Former President Donald Trump is too much of a coward to obey a subpoena from the U.S.

Verstappen wins USA Grand Prix, Red Bull take constructors' title

The race began in perfect conditions but with a sombre atmosphere pervading the paddock and pit lane following the death on Saturday of Red Bull founder Mateschitz.

Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here's the evidence

Another concern may be that most of the attention obtained by radical actions is not about the issue, focusing instead on what the protesters did.