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In the news...
Theresa May visits China. The British prime minister arrived in Wuhan and is expected to discuss trade with Beijing, although May warned that the two countries don’t always “see eye-to-eye” on the issue. She is also under pressure to raise the issue of Hong Kong’s democratic freedoms with Beijing.
Janet Yellen’s final Fed meeting.The US central bank’s monthly confab is unlikely to result in any interest rate moves, but markets will be looking for signals about the likelihood of more than three planned hikes this year.
There’s a blood moon on the rise. For the first time in 152 years, a total lunar eclipse will coincide with a supermoon, blood moon, and blue moon, when Luna appears 14% bigger and 30% brighter. From eastern Asia to western North America, the moon will take on a reddish hue.
Australian state secrets were exposed in a second-hand filing cabinet. National broadcaster ABC found thousands of secret documents spanning five governments that were left inside locked cabinets sold at a used-furniture shop in Canberra. The files included military and counter-terrorism plans; the prime minister has launched an urgent investigation.
The White House dropped its nominee for ambassador to South Korea. Victor Cha, a Korea expert at Georgetown University who previously worked in the George W. Bush administration, is no longer being considered for the long-vacant post, reportedly over disagreements with Trump over North Korea. Cha later confirmed the news in an op-ed, and laid out why he is against a military solution (paywall) in North Korea.
Fujifilm neared a deal to buy Xerox. Media reports said that the deal would combine the American photocopier giant with the 50-year-old joint venture that it currently operates with Japan’s Fujifilm. Both companies have been trying to refocus their photocopier businesses as demand for printing falls.
