New Zealand home values fall for longest stretch in decades as July prices drop 0.3% and median hits NZ$804,303, Cotality says

Ukraine's 2026 expenditures will total $176.8 billion, $60 billion more than planned, per TASS calculations from National Bank of Ukraine data.

Ukraine's total expenditures in 2026 will amount to $176.8 billion, which is $60 billion more than planned, according to TASS calculations based on data from the National Bank of Ukraine.

Philippine central bank projects July inflation at 5.6–6.6%, a slowdown from the three-year high of 7.2% recorded in April. Officials cite elevated fuel pump prices, higher electricity rates, rising fish costs and a weaker peso as key upside pressures. (Manila)

The Central Bank of the Philippines projects that July inflation could settle within 5.6 to 6.6 percent, according to local media reports on Saturday. The bank noted consumer price growth has slowed over the past two months after surging to a three-year high of 7.2 percent in April, attributing upside pressures to elevated domestic petroleum pump prices, higher electricity rates, rising fish prices, and a weaker peso.

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 35 km northwest of Te Anau on New Zealand's South Island at 3:23 p.m. local time Saturday, per GeoNet, with nearly 1,500 felt reports and most describing the shaking as weak or light.

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck 35 km northwest of Te Anau on New Zealand's South Island at 3:23 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to GeoNet, with nearly 1,500 felt reports mostly describing weak or light shaking.

Russian billionaires lost $5.02 billion since the start of 2026, per Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Prokhorov saw the steepest drop at $5.66 billion; Mordashov gained $1.79 billion.

The combined wealth of Russia's richest people has decreased by $5.02 billion since the start of 2026, according to Bloomberg's published Billionaires Index. The largest decline among Russian participants was recorded for Mikhail Prokhorov — by $5.66 billion, to $10.9 billion.