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Global · Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on 16 June 2026 that U.S. import prices increased 1.9 percent in May, following a…
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China · Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read
The National Bureau of Statistics of China released its May 2026 residential property price data on 16 June 2026, showing continued pressure…
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Global · Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read
The International Monetary Fund said on 15 June 2026 that the global economy is weathering the shock from regional tensions in the…
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EU · Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read
The euro area recorded a goods trade deficit of €1.0 billion with the rest of the world in April 2026, reversing from…
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China · Jun 15, 2026 · 6 min read
China's high frequency gauge of industrial input costs pointed in two directions at once in the first ten days of June, with…
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Global · Jun 15, 2026 · 8 min read
Elon Musk's rise to a trillion dollar fortune is more than a personal wealth milestone. It is a moment that forces markets,…
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Global · Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read
The United States federal budget deficit was smaller in May 2026 than a year earlier and has narrowed over the fiscal year…
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EU · Jun 15, 2026 · 4 min read
France’s consumer price inflation rose for a fourth straight month in May 2026, confirming a reacceleration driven mainly by energy. The final…
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Global · Jun 15, 2026 · 4 min read
The United Kingdom’s trade position deteriorated markedly in the three months to April 2026, as imports rose far faster than exports and…
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Global · Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read
India’s retail price inflation accelerated in May 2026 but remained just below the central bank’s medium-term target, in a release that pointed…
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Energy & Commodities · Jun 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Prices in this review are approximate levels as of Monday 15 June 2026 and move in real time. Global markets reopened on…
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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 5 min read
The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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German business sentiment improved again in June, but consumer confidence remained deeply negative, pointing to a recovery that is stabilising rather than accelerating. The ifo Business Climate Index rose to 85.6 points from 85.0 in May, with companies assessing the current situation more positively and expectations becoming somewhat less sceptical. This was the second consecutive…
US commercial crude oil inventories fell sharply in the week ended 19 June, reinforcing the view that refinery demand for crude remained strong going into the summer consumption period. The US Energy Information Administration said commercial crude stocks, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, declined by 6.1 million barrels to 412.1 million barrels, leaving inventories about…
Regional conflict is putting pressure on one of the Gulf’s most important but often overlooked financial channels: the money sent home by foreign workers. Bloomberg reported that migrant workers across the six GCC countries sent an estimated US$124 billion to their home countries in 2024, supporting families across Asia, the broader Middle East and Africa….
Settlement prices in this wrap are the official 25 June exchange settlements, while the latest electronic levels were captured around 19:00 EDT on 25 June, about 02:00 Gulf time on 26 June, using CNBC front-month futures as the controlling source. Gold held at elevated levels, with the COMEX August contract settling at 4,047.60 dollars an…
Crude oil exports from the Gulf are recovering as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns toward normal levels following weeks of disruption tied to regional tensions, according to vessel tracking data reported by Bloomberg. The rebound in flows, alongside a fall in oil prices over the past week, points to an easing of…
The world’s largest economy delivered a split picture this week, with its first-quarter growth revised firmly higher and its preferred inflation gauge accelerating in May, even as fresh figures pointed to softer demand for big-ticket manufactured goods and new homes. Taken together, the data suggest an economy that grew more solidly early in the year…
The global economy is absorbing the shock from heightened regional tensions without tipping into a broad slowdown so far, the International Monetary Fund said, even as it cautioned that the resilient headline masks sharp differences between countries and that the risks remain tilted to the downside. The assessment came in a 15 June article by…
Business sentiment in the euro area’s two largest economies improved slightly in June, but the gains remained modest and the underlying indicators continued to point to an uneven recovery. Fresh survey data from Germany’s ifo Institute and France’s INSEE showed firmer headline confidence, while manufacturing, employment and household demand signals stayed soft. In Germany, the…
The Bank for International Settlements has warned that today’s stablecoins fall short on the key properties that sustain trust in money, and said the path to the next generation monetary and financial system lies in using innovation to improve the existing two tier architecture while preserving that trust. The assessment was set out in a…
Gold prices fell below the key $4,000 per troy ounce level on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, extending a sharp correction in precious metals after one of the strongest rallies in modern gold market history. Market references varied by venue and benchmark, with some spot and CFD screens showing gold in the high $3,900s, while New…