The London Stock Exchange is set to expand its portfolio, confirming that it is buying data analytics platform Refinitiv for $27bn. In Asia, markets have been wary ahead of upcoming trade talks between Washington D.C. and Beijing with investors anticipating a rate cut from the Federal Reserve later this week. The unrest continues in Hong Kong with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at pro-democracy protestors. It’s the eighth consecutive weekend of violence and Beijing is expected to speak out about the clashes. And in Vienna, Iranian diplomats hail ‘constructive’ emergency talks over the nuclear deal but also warned that Tehran will reduce its commitments should the remaining parties in the JCPOA fail to look after its interests.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.