Hungary finance minister says 2026 deficit would reach 7.5% of GDP

News Published: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 17:03 [IST] Bank Holiday Alert: Bank customers in Tripura will have to plan their branch visits around a Bank holiday tomorrow August 19. Banks across the state will stay closed to celebrate the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, who was the former ruler of Tripura….

Prediction markets continue to expand into new products, new distribution channels, and new regulatory frameworks. This week brought developments across all three. Kalshi Looks Beyond Crypto Perpetuals Kalshi is preparing to expand its perpetual futures business beyond crypto, discussing contracts tied to foreign exchange, metals, and energy with regulators. According to Reuters, the exchange has…

Fed funds futures traders priced in an 82% probability of a rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) September meeting by Thursday. That’s up from 52% just one week earlier, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool. That repricing came even as weekly jobless claims fell to 187,000 for the week ending July 18,…

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A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Asian technology stocks extended their sell-off on Wednesday, with semiconductor names leading declines after another weak session in the U.S. In South Korea, SK Hynix slid more than 10% after the chip…

Four people stabbed in London's Covent Garden, woman arrested – police