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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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…
Morgan Stanley projects AI-related global debt issuance will climb to nearly $570 billion in 2026, driven by hyperscaler capital expenditure and increased bond supply. The bank reports issuance already near $236 billion as of May 31, 2026, and expects issuance to accelerate in the second half of the year as outlays intensify and hyperscaler capex m…
Germany faces the risk of a technical recession this year after the DIW economic institute cut its 2026 growth forecast in half, citing an energy price shock tied to the war in Iran. DIW now expects GDP growth of 0.5% this year and 0.8% in 2027, and projects slight contractions in both the second and third quarters before a late-year stabilisation.…
The Financial Stability Board warned that increasingly autonomous “agentic” AI systems could amplify risks across the financial system and urged corporate boards to adopt safeguards. The FSB outlined non-binding sound practices that include clear use boundaries, human approval for high-risk actions and treating advanced AI agents as 'synthetic empl…
India removed withholding and capital gains taxes on foreign holdings of government debt and widened the pool of investable securities, alongside incentives to attract foreign currency deposits and overseas corporate borrowing. The measures have prompted immediate purchases of government bonds, lowered yields across the curve, and are seen by marke…
U.S. equity futures declined as fresh military action in the Middle East undermined hopes for a quick de-escalation. Investors are awaiting U.S. consumer price index data that could clarify whether energy-driven inflationary pressures will force central banks to tighten policy. In tech, Anthropic rolled out a more restricted version of its Mythos-c…
European equities opened marginally higher as market participants maintained hopes for a diplomatic easing in the Middle East while awaiting the European Central Bank's two-day policy meeting. The STOXX 600 inched up 0.1% to 619.88 by 0710 GMT. Oil hovered near $90 a barrel after new exchanges of strikes between the U.S. and Iran, even as remarks f…
Norway's annual core inflation climbed to 3.4% in May from 3.2% in April, surprising analysts and slightly exceeding Norges Bank's expectation. The rise, driven in part by wage growth and elevated energy costs, has coincided with a firmer krone and follows a recent policy rate increase to 4.25%. Headline inflation eased to 3.1% in May.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missiles and drones against U.S. bases and other Gulf targets in retaliation for recent American strikes, including targets the U.S. said it had hit near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported that attacks struck bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Most of the Iranian-launched weapons were re…
Fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian air defences and radar installations following the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz pushed risk assets lower and oil prices higher, but Brent futures remained under $100 per barrel. The episode has revived risk-off flows, weighed on technology shares and supported the U.S. dollar, while markets…
