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The Reserve Bank of India's heavy intervention in foreign exchange markets has drained close to $20 billion from the country's surplus liquidity, according to bankers. The central bank has been selling dollars to support the rupee, absorbing rupee funds in the process and tightening cash conditions in the banking system.

The United States has seized around $600 million worth of Iranian crude oil, according to AFP reporting. Three Iran-linked tankers carrying roughly six million barrels are being quietly transferred to American custody. Two of the ships were seized in April and the third in June, as US authorities step up enforcement of sanctions on Iranian oil exports.

A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker damaged in a strike is awaiting salvage operations, with the incident raising fresh concerns about shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway carries a large share of the world's LNG exports, and any escalation threatens energy supplies and freight routes. Observers are watching whether tensions in the region worsen.

Prices for second-hand supertankers have risen above the price of newly built vessels, a reversal driven by surging shipping costs. Middle East states are moving to secure their own tanker fleets, allowing state oil companies to reduce their reliance on third-party shipping firms and take direct control of how their oil is moved to market.

Gold prices have fallen sharply during a busy stretch of scheduled speeches by central bank officials. Traders are watching for signals on the future path of interest rates, with hawkish remarks typically weighing on bullion by pushing up yields and the dollar. Analysts say the drop reflects markets repricing rate expectations as policymakers take the stage.

A Dutch central banker has called on the government to show fiscal restraint, warning against loosening public spending. The appeal adds to a broader debate in Europe over budget discipline, as governments weigh costly spending priorities against concerns about inflation, debt levels and the independence of monetary policy.

London's investment bankers and lawyers have earned more than £1bn in fees from a surge in takeover deals, according to the Guardian. The windfall reflects a busy period for mergers and acquisitions activity in the UK capital, with advisers on both sides of deals collecting substantial payments as companies pursue acquisitions.

South Korea's finance minister and the Bank of Korea governor held a meeting, according to Yonhap News Agency. The regular financial chief-central banker meeting is being watched for signals on coordination between fiscal and monetary policy, particularly around inflation, currency pressures and the direction of interest rates as markets assess the country's economic outlook.

London's investment bankers and lawyers have earned more than £1bn in fees from a wave of takeover deals, according to a Guardian report. The surge in mergers and acquisitions activity has delivered a windfall for City advisers, prompting attention on executive pay and bonuses as dealmaking intensifies around the London Stock Exchange.

In January 1966, a US Air Force B-52 bomber carrying hydrogen bombs collided mid-air with a KC-135 tanker during refuelling off the coast of Spain, scattering nuclear weapons near Palomares. One bomb fell into the Mediterranean and took 80 days to recover, in one of the most complex search operations of the Cold War. Renewed attention to the accident continues to highlight the risks of nuclear-armed airborne alert missions and the long aftermath of contamination in the area.

St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem, a voting member on the rate-setting committee through 2028, said central bankers do not need to make promises about future policy, but should explain clearly how and why decisions are made. His remarks feed the ongoing debate about how much forward guidance the Federal Reserve owes markets and the public, especially as officials weigh the path of interest rates.

The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee published the record of its quarterly policy meeting on Wednesday, discussing corporate debt issuance tied to technology investment alongside energy shocks and sovereign bond volatility. Observers say the move signals that large-scale tech capital spending has become a macroeconomic concern in its own right, placing corporate borrowing for technology squarely within the central bank's financial stability monitoring.

BioTechniques takes a closer look at MFASS, a framework that runs three different splice-variant ranking methods and examines how their top-100 outputs compare. The piece explores what each ranker prioritises and how their results differ when predicting which splice variants matter most. It is part of the outlet's 'Peek behind the paper' series, in which researchers explain the reasoning and decisions behind recently published work.

A new essay in the CEU Review of Books examines the role of Jewish immigrant bankers in building American finance, arguing their contributions have not received proper recognition. The piece revisits how immigrant financiers shaped credit markets and banking institutions in the United States. It is prompting discussion about historical memory and the origins of American financial power.

Anker's iPhone power bank, which includes a built-in foldable stand, is being offered at $26 today, a discount of nearly 50% off its usual price. The deal is being highlighted by tech deal trackers, with shoppers urged to act quickly as限时 pricing on popular charging accessories often expires within a day.

A Canadian banker has been released from prison in Dubai after spending 10 months behind bars, according to The Globe and Mail. The report of the release is drawing attention in Canada and the Gulf, though the banker's identity, the charges involved and the circumstances of the release were not detailed in available reporting.