Macroeconomic data, trends, and policy developments.
Coverage of key economic indicators, central bank policy decisions, inflation trends, labor data, and growth signals. This category focuses on the macroeconomic forces that shape markets, interest rates, and long-term capital allocation.
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President Donald Trump on June 10 said he 'loved' rising inflation as U.S. consumer prices accelerated, defended a covert operation to move oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, and maintained that oil and broader prices will fall once the conflict with Iran concludes. His remarks come as higher energy costs and shipping disruptions feed into i…
The U.S. budget deficit for May fell by $23 billion, or 7%, to $293 billion, according to the Treasury Department. The change reflected lower receipts and smaller outlays versus May 2025, and was materially influenced by calendar shifts in benefit payments and substantial customs duty refunds tied to a Supreme Court ruling on tariffs.
Banking industry watchdogs have cautioned that the FDIC's proposal on payment stablecoins, which would permit issuers to keep a large share of their reserve assets at a single insured bank, could produce a new concentration of liability for the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). The advocacy group Better Markets pointed to the March 2023 collapse of Sil…
President Donald Trump said he ordered a covert U.S. military mission to safeguard commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. He announced that the effort resulted in more than 100 million barrels of oil moving into global markets and that over 200 commercial ships transited the waterway safely.
The surge in generative AI has propelled equity markets to fresh highs as investors pile into companies positioned to supply the technology. Nvidia's dramatic gains and the hyperscalers' spending plans have underpinned a rally that stretches beyond the United States, even as analysts are split on productivity gains versus job displacement. A parall…
President Donald Trump announced he will not reauthorize the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its present form, moving the trilateral trade framework into a regime of rolling annual reviews. The announcement, made days before a July 1 milestone that had been intended to extend the agreement for 16 more years, creates immediate uncer…
A former engineer at xAI has filed a California state court lawsuit alleging he was dismissed for repeatedly warning company leadership about safety risks posed by the Grok chatbot. The plaintiff, who was an early hire and later promoted at xAI, says his attempts to impose safety measures were rebuffed by senior management and that he was fired sho…
President Vladimir Putin told senior officials there are grounds to expect a reduction in the central bank’s policy rate at next week’s meeting, and publicly commended central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina despite her absence from the session due to illness. Nabiullina cancelled two recent public engagements, including a planned appearance at the St…
Russia's parliament approved a law enabling the executive to increase debt and outlays without the previous, lengthier requirement to amend the budget law and hold public hearings. The move comes as the country recorded a budget deficit of 2.6% of GDP in the first five months of the year, above a 1.6% annual target, driven largely by higher militar…
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities has set a medium- to long-term target to grow assets managed for retail clients by 10 trillion yen. The firm plans to expand its salesforce by several hundred employees and broaden product offerings, including lending secured by a wider set of client assets, as it seeks to capture flows from savers moving ou…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told U.S. service members at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba that significant announcements related to Venezuela and U.S. efforts against drug trafficking groups are imminent. Hegseth said the U.S. is working with other countries to find locations where what he called designated terrorist organizations produce drugs, …
The Bank of Canada maintained its policy rate at 2.25%, extending a five-meeting pause as officials balance a cooling domestic economy against renewed inflationary pressure from elevated energy costs. Governor Tiff Macklem warned that risks from U.S. trade policy and the Middle East conflict could force policy to move in either direction to preserv…
U.S. consumer prices accelerated in May, with the Consumer Price Index up 4.2% year-on-year and rising 0.5% month-to-month. Higher gasoline costs and persistent core inflation were central to the increase, while labor-market data showed continued job gains and a steady unemployment rate. The combination of stronger inflation and economic resilience…
Elliott Investment Management holds multiple positions in the Altice group that would produce gains if Patrick Drahi advances a planned sale of French telecom operator SFR. The firm is both a shareholder after a 2025 debt-to-equity conversion and a creditor whose loans contain change-of-control repayment triggers. An additional secured loan tied to…
Ghana recorded 6.4% year-on-year economic growth in the first quarter of 2026, up from a revised 6.2% in Q1 2025, driven by gains in the services and industrial sectors. Government statisticians highlighted ongoing expansion coupled with improved price stability. Agriculture continues to play a key role in employment and food security, while inflat…
TenneT warned that electricity supply security in the Netherlands will deteriorate materially from 2030, with expected shortage hours rising sharply through 2035 as electrification increases demand and flexible thermal capacity falls. The operator urged the economy ministry to implement a capacity mechanism beginning in the winter of 2029-2030 to s…
A pan-European survey spanning 15 countries finds just 11% of respondents now consider the United States an ally, a marked drop from 16% six months earlier and 22% in November 2024. The poll, released ahead of major G7 and NATO meetings, also shows increased backing for higher national defence budgets, widespread interest in buying European-made mi…
An Indonesian military tribunal on Wednesday convicted four military intelligence officers for their roles in an acid attack that severely injured rights campaigner Andrie Yunus. Sentences ranged from one and a half to three years in prison; the two most heavily sentenced officers were also dishonourably discharged. Judges said the assault was carr…
SpaceX’s planned $75 billion IPO, expected to be the biggest on record and to carry a roughly $1.75 trillion valuation, is likely to siphon risk capital away from cryptocurrencies. With up to 30% of the deal earmarked for retail investors, market participants and crypto executives say cash currently supporting digital assets may be redeployed into …
The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its policy rate at 2.25% for a fifth straight meeting as recent inflation and labour data clash with indicators of a weakening economy. Economists point to U.S. tariffs, the USMCA review and the impact of the U.S.-backed war with Iran as complicating factors for the central bank's outlook, while markets weigh …
A nationwide poll found that 53% of U.S. adults worry that artificial intelligence could cause job losses for them or someone in their household. The six-day Reuters/Ipsos survey of 4,531 adults also shows rising unease about the expanding use of AI across sectors, differences by party affiliation, and higher reported AI use among college graduates…
U.S. stock futures fell on Wednesday as technology shares widened losses and geopolitical friction between the United States and Iran dampened risk appetite. Traders are bracing for the May consumer price index, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, which is forecast to show a larger annual uptick in inflation. Oil prices held above $91 a barrel while specific move…
Portugal’s debt management agency sold €1.39 billion across two maturities, with yields on both tranches lower than at comparable past auctions. The nine-year and 19-year bonds drew demand just above twice the amounts offered, and the country’s 10-year benchmark traded in the secondary market at 3.445% on the same day.
Foreign investors have withdrawn a net $27.08 billion from equities across several Asian markets so far in June, surpassing May's combined net outflow of $24.08 billion. The sell-off has been concentrated in technology and chip-exporting markets, while geopolitical strains in the Middle East and corporate funding moves have added pressure to the re…
Indonesian authorities enacted an off-cycle interest rate increase and raised gasoline prices, signaling a shift from a pro-growth stance to a pro-stability orientation. The moves, described by a source as a "bitter pill" necessary to "heal" the economy, helped the rupiah and the stock market recover; officials also agreed to pause aggressive liqui…
