[Reuters] Top U.S. banks raise dividends after sailing through Fed stress tests
[Reuters] China names foreign-exchange regulator Pan Gongsheng as central-bank party boss
[Reuters] China new home prices edge down in June for second consecutive month
[Reuters] France riots: 45,000 police, armoured vehicles deployed to quell unrest
[Reuters] Japan says Russian warships spotted near Taiwan, Okinawa islands
[AP] Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the ‘new abnormal’
[NYT] Wagner Uprising Highlights China’s Risks With Russia
[WSJ] America’s Hot Labor Market Fuels Job Growth in Unexpected Places
[FT] The real risk of private credit does not lie in misbehaviour on Wall Street
[FT] US Supreme Court’s conservatives solidify power in a polarising term
[FT] Climate graphic of the week: Deadly ‘heat dome’ takes toll on US south and Mexico