Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has rejected Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s resignation following a split in the coalition government caused by the Five Star Movement. We are live in Rome for the latest. China’s economy contracts by 2.6 per cent in Q2, casting doubt over Beijing’s ability to hit its full-year targets. In the U.S., JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley miss on both the top and bottom lines. Weaker investment banking activity and increased provisioning have weighed on both lenders’ quarterly data. Global inflation and the conflict in Ukraine remain the focus of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Bali, Indonesia. The OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann says the world must remain united to ‘soften’ the impact of the downturn. We are also live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where U.S. President Joe Biden is due to arrive today as oil drops below $95 a barrel for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.