Breakingviews:It will take two to tango at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping’s supper appointment is at risk of yielding nothing. Beijing hints it won’t compromise on its state-directed economic model; Washington hardliners believe their government has already conceded more than it should. Both are wrong, writes Pete Sweeney, Gina Chon.
Commentary:President Emmanuel Macron is losing popularity and power over France's fuel price protests and the obstacles in the way of his desire for a more integrated Europe, writes columnist John Lloyd. Ironically, however, "Macron’s largest success is to have illuminated two important hypocrisies" – that the EU's rhetoric is out of kilter with its members' wishes and that concern about climate change doesn't stop people from choosing self-interest over good environmental policies.
Police searched Deutsche Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt for a second day over money laundering allegations linked to the Panama Papers and shares in the company fell to a record low.
Tokyo authorities extended the detention of ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn for 10 days, media said, amid signs of a brewing diplomatic feud over the balance of power at the troubled Renault-Nissan alliance.
Oil toiled at a more than one-year low after its worst month in a decade, while most major markets were keeping moves tight ahead of a weekend meeting between U.S. and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Oil prices also slipped further as swelling inventories depressed sentiment despite widespread expectations that OPEC and Russia would agree some form of production cut next week.
