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Energy & Commodities · May 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Asian rice prices reportedly surged around 20% in May, as war-related supply chain disruption and worsening weather risks pressured one of the…
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Global · May 30, 2026 · 5 min read
A proposal to issue a $250 US banknote featuring Donald Trump, tied to the 250th anniversary of US independence and linked to…
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Global · May 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Anthropic has reportedly reached a $965 billion post-money valuation after a $65 billion funding round — up from ~$380 billion in February…
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Energy & Commodities · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Kuwait’s sovereign ratings remain firmly anchored — S&P at AA-/A-1+ and Moody’s at A1 (both stable, 22 May 2026), Fitch at AA-/stable…
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Energy & Commodities · May 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Brent slipped 0.2% to ~$94.07 and WTI held near $88.68, the US Dollar Index eased 0.29% to 99.02, and gold rebounded ~1.02%…
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Global · May 28, 2026 · 4 min read
US headline PCE inflation rose to 3.8% year-on-year in April 2026 (core +3.3%), real consumer spending grew just 0.1%, the personal saving…
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Energy & Commodities · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Global energy investment is set to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 (+~5% y/y), with oil spending falling below $500 billion for a…
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China · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Hong Kong narrowly overtook Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth booking center in 2025, reaching about $2.95 trillion versus Switzerland’s $2.94…
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Global · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds Mubadala and ADIA are raising billions through targeted share sales — including GlobalFoundries, Medline and the INNIO…
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Energy & Commodities · May 27, 2026 · 4 min read
UK households are set to face another rise in energy bills from July, as global gas market volatility feeds directly into domestic…
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Energy & Commodities · May 27, 2026 · 3 min read
Russian crude exports are moving close to their highest levels of 2026 as disruption around the Strait of Hormuz reshapes global oil…
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Global · May 27, 2026 · 4 min read
US tariff refunds are entering a major operational phase, with around USD 20.6 billion moving toward disbursal to importers that successfully filed…
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Asian rice prices reportedly surged around 20% in May, as war-related supply chain disruption and worsening weather risks pressured one of the world’s most important food staples and reignited food security concerns across import-dependent economies.
A proposal to issue a $250 US banknote featuring Donald Trump, tied to the 250th anniversary of US independence and linked to H.R. 1761, faces a clear legal barrier: 31 U.S.C. § 5114(b) permits only the portrait of a deceased individual to appear on US currency.
Anthropic has reportedly reached a $965 billion post-money valuation after a $65 billion funding round — up from ~$380 billion in February 2026 — putting it near the $1 trillion mark and ahead of OpenAI in private market value, as investors increasingly treat frontier AI companies as infrastructure platforms.
Kuwait’s sovereign ratings remain firmly anchored — S&P at AA-/A-1+ and Moody’s at A1 (both stable, 22 May 2026), Fitch at AA-/stable — as accumulated sovereign wealth (Moody’s: ~4–5x GDP; Fitch: NFA at 607% of GDP) cushions the impact of the Strait of Hormuz oil-export shock.
Brent slipped 0.2% to ~$94.07 and WTI held near $88.68, the US Dollar Index eased 0.29% to 99.02, and gold rebounded ~1.02% to ~$4,501 after reports of a possible 60-day US-Iran ceasefire extension — a cross-asset move that prices cautious relief rather than full normalization.
US headline PCE inflation rose to 3.8% year-on-year in April 2026 (core +3.3%), real consumer spending grew just 0.1%, the personal saving rate fell to 2.6%, and Q1 real GDP was revised down to a 1.6% annualized pace, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Global energy investment is set to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 (+~5% y/y), with oil spending falling below $500 billion for a third year while gas investment rises to a decade-high $330 billion and electricity-related spending nears $1.6 trillion, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2026.
Hong Kong narrowly overtook Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth booking center in 2025, reaching about $2.95 trillion versus Switzerland’s $2.94 trillion, while Singapore ranked third at $2.1 trillion, according to Boston Consulting Group.
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds Mubadala and ADIA are raising billions through targeted share sales — including GlobalFoundries, Medline and the INNIO IPO — while continuing to deploy capital in new deals, according to Bloomberg.
UK households are set to face another rise in energy bills from July, as global gas market volatility feeds directly into domestic energy costs. Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2026 will rise by 13%, taking the typical annual dual fuel bill for a…