As pressure mounts on China over the economy, global markets are for now looking at the outcome of a crucial vote of investor confidence in troubled developer Country Garden. Ahead of the voting on Friday, some onshore creditors received interest payments, sources told Reuters.
- WorldUkraine says troops breach Russian lines, heavier defences lie ahead
Ukraine said on Friday its troops had broken through Russia's first line of defences in several places, though they have then encountered even more heavily-fortified Russian positions.
- Macro Matters
US unemployment rate spikes to 3.8%; labor market still has momentum
U.S. job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8% and wage gains moderated, suggesting that labor market conditions were easing and cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates this month.
- SportsSpanish government urges soccer boss suspension after mild court ruling
Spain's National Sports Council (CSD) urged the country's Sports Administrative Tribunal (TAD) to provisionally suspend soccer boss Luis Rubiales on Friday after the TAD opened a case against him for "serious", rather than "very serious" misconduct.
