BLOOMBERG Indian and Chinese military commanders met along their Himalayan border over the weekend ahead of a planned meeting of their defense ministers at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization session later this week, officials with knowledge of the matter said. The neighbours, who share a 3,488 kilometre (2,167 miles)-long disputed border, have been locked in their worst dispute in four decades …

BLOOMBERG The biggest two-day slide in Chinese stocks this year suggests traders may be losing faith in the market’s rebound as they reassess inherent risks including geopolitical tensions and a fragile economy. The CSI 300 benchmark has closed 1.2% lower to breach a key technical level, led by declines in technology and materials shares. That added to a 2% drop …

BLOOMBERG European stocks and US equity futures struggled for direction as traders weighed the latest corporate earnings reports at the start of a week packed with economic data that may help illuminate the path for interest rates. The Stoxx Europe 600 was little changed, with energy companies leading declines as crude prices extended last week’s slump. Banks gained, with UBS …