The long-awaited bump in bankruptcy filings has arrived, as submissions under chapter 11 rose 77% in July. There were 637 filings under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code last month across the U.S, compared with 359 at the same time last year. It is the most monthly new chapter 11 filings in nearly three years. Source The Wall Street Journal
Japan logged a trade deficit last year for the first time since 2015, with export growth slowing amid tensions between the country’s two biggest trading partners – China and the United States. Source: Channel NewsAsia
Saudi Arabia is looking to invest in U.S. natural gas. The Kingdom is considering Tellurian’s proposed Driftwood LNG export terminal in Louisiana and Sempra Energy’s Port Arthur LNG facility in Texas. Source: Forbes
U.S. sanctions on Moscow are starting to hurt America more than Russia, the chief executive of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund told CNBC Wednesday. Source: CNBC
