Bloomberg Venezuelan courts released judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni nine years after her arrest and journalist Braulio Jatar, the country’s top court said in separate posts on Twitter, without offering further details. Afiuni, writing on Twitter, confirmed her release, saying she would post a message when she had the official high court resolution. National Assembly leader Juan Guaido said on Twitter ...

Bloomberg India’s new finance minister resisted calls for a fiscal boost to spur a weakening economy, sticking instead to a plan to narrow the budget deficit over time by keeping spending in check. The fiscal gap target for the year that began on April 1 was lowered to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDp) from 3.4 percent set in ...

Bloomberg The largest steel industry group in China has urged the government to maintain order in the global iron ore market after prices surged to a five-year high following a supply squeeze, saying that it’s requested authorities look into the gains. Futures slumped. The China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) “is reporting relevant problems in the industry to government ministries ...