Even though the Fed has ended QE, its role in fueling the screwy housing market may last for the next decade. Saudi stocks slip on weaker oil prices as Qatar consolidates gains. FTSE 100 hovers near two-month high; Abrdn drops on earnings miss. South Korea will cut its national budget for the first time in 13 years in 2023, as the Asian nation seeks to tighten spending amid rising interest rates globally. New Zealand's kakapo parrot population has soared, raising hope for the endangered flightless bird. Britain's dry summer set to trigger drought declarations. The UK's IPO activity has been shrinking since the Brexit vote. China's sharper focus on military option for Taiwan raises risks with U.S. Tropical Storm Meari Hammers Japan With Heavy Rainfall, Wind. More cash needed to save Britons from destitution in energy crisis, PM contender Sunak says. Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits. Beijing wants India to reaffirm the "One China" policy as it seeks to shore up regional support. Salman Rushdie has been taken off his ventilator and is talking as he recovers from being stabbed in the US. The next UK prime minister takes charge in September facing a brutal economicstorm, heaping scrutiny on the pick for Chancellor of the Exchequer . UK Treasury proposes plan to cut extra 400 off fuel costs, the Times reports. India sticks to 'one-China' policy stance but seeks restraint on Taiwan. Thousands of partygoers flocked to Amsterdam to see the city's Pride canal parade return after two years of cancelations. Energy companies in the U.S. have started work on coal-to-solar projects, turning old coal plants into sources for solar, renewable energy. Pennsylvania Democratic US Senate nominee John Fetterman returned to the campaign trail, seeking to reassure voters that he is healthy enough to battle Republican Mehmet Oz in a November race that will determine control of the upper chamber. Rentersacross most US cities and income brackets are struggling to find new homes or pay for the ones they already live in. A US congressional delegation landed in Taiwan Sunday for a two-day visit, a trip that risks keeping tensions with China high after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit earlier this month. The Times has endorsed two incumbent lawmakers and the former lead counsel for the Democrats in Donald Trump's first impeachment trial in the New York City Democratic primary races for Congress. Thailand real estate
Outlook uncertain for Thai property market after central bank raised rates