Gregor Stuart Hunter

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Asia markets and finance breaking news at Reuters. Previous work in The Guardian, Fortune, Daily Telegraph, Nikkei Asia, WSJ, Bloomberg and The Wire China. Views my own, and all that.

Apparently everyone in London has forgotten Scotland exists
If you’re reading the alt text of this image of the classic “sickos” meme, you should add another axis
Subject: SV Trump gift Date: Friday, 15 August 2025 at 20:41:11 British Summer Time From: Peter Mandelson To: Morgan McSweeney OFFICIAL Sorry to return to the *** I realise it might seem like a *** question of gifts but I have seen Ailsa's reply to my letter and *** topic but, *** *** finding a thoughtful, personal gift is important. The red box - with his name and a cypher*** on it - fits the bill. *** Peter
Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting has become a popular meme, often used to illustrate themes of individual expression and dissent.
Editors’ Note: May 1, 2026 This article was updated after The Times learned that a remark attributed to Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, was in fact an A.I.-generated summary of his views about Canadian politics that A.I. rendered as a quotation. The reporter should have checked the accuracy of what the A.I. tool returned. The article now accurately quotes from a speech delivered by Mr. Poilievre in April. He said, “My personal opinion is that when a member of Parliament goes back on the word they made to their constituents and switches parties, constituents should be able to petition to throw them out and have a byelection. That would put the people back in charge of our democracy rather than having dirty backroom Liberal deals by Mark Carney determine our destiny.” He did not refer to politicians who changed allegiances as turncoats in that speech.
Brent crude futures plunge after hitting a high of $126.41 earlier
USDJPY plunges from above 160 to 156.81
Socks for a robot dog
A Unitree G1 Humanoid robot, on sale on Aliexpress for $14,565.70
A pair of shoes for a Unitree humanoid robot G1 for $18.29
Euro/Hungarian forint appreciating 1.8% to 367.97, the strongest level in four years
“Wait it’s all tumblr?” “Always has been” replies an astronaut with a gun, which by the way would not work in space
Fund outflows into Korean equities hit their highest level on record in March as the Kospi Index saw its biggest crash since the global financial crisis of October 2008
Graphic showing Japanese inflation hitting 23.2% in 1974, the sharpest increase on record. Source: World Bank via FRED®
An unflatteringly close picture of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, from this excellent Vanity Fair series of profiles of Donald Trump’s inner circle https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2026/2/eye-of-the-hurricane
A Trump Truth Social post, reading: "If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far. Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait. Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Yet in Seoul - an epicentre of recent market losses - retail investors were net buyers on Monday to the tune of 4.6 trillion won ($3 billion), increasing their total month-to-date purchases to 15.2 trillion won. Among them was Kwon Soon-kuk, a 34-year-old Seoul resident who sold 60 million won worth of defence firm Hyundai Rotem (064350.KS) and others, while at a coffee shop on Monday morning, to buy stocks like Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on the ​dip.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz meet in The Hague during this week’s Nato summit © Kay Nietfeld/Avalon from the FT