MACROSTORY 558· AUGUST 4, 2026

Apple removes Telegram from the App Store on a global basis

A platform delisting, meaning an app is pulled from a digital storefront so that new users cannot find or download it, has reached Telegram. Apple removed the messaging application from its App Store on a global basis, covering every…

NDNewsDialy Desk1 MIN READAAPL

← PREVIOUS STORY 557SpaceX moves to end reliance on Chinese suppliers NEXT STORY 559 →BlackRock launches two tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserve managers

Keep reading

More from the desk.

17MACRO

BRICS nations agree to condemn unilateral war; formal vote set for Saturday

A joint declaration is a formal statement that every member country must accept before it carries weight. BRICS members have reached agreement on one: language condemning unilateral war by any country, four sources say. Formal approval by…

macro2 MIN

21MACRO

Bank of Japan cuts government bond holdings by a record 47.8 trillion yen

Japan's central bank shed more of its bond stockpile in a single year than it ever has before. The Bank of Japan's holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (debt the national government issues

macro1 MIN

22MACRO

Seoul's incoming defense chief says South Korea will reclaim wartime command with no new conditions

Seoul is moving to reclaim wartime command of its military forces from the United States, and South Korea's defense minister nominee says the country will pursue that goal under a principle of "no added conditions." Wartime operational…

macro1 MIN

Tomorrow · 06:00

Start tomorrow already ahead.

Five stories, a two-minute read, zero noise — the world before your first coffee.

Get the 6AM brief Back to the desk