Global Economy Briefing — May 21, 2026
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026The Global Economy Briefing is The Rio Times’ daily read on the world’s macro picture and what it means for Latin America. Each edition covers the Federal Reserve and major central banks, U.S. and European data, China’s growth, oil and commodity prices, and the currency and rate moves that ripple into emerging markets. It connects global developments to the Brazilian real, the Mexican peso and the region’s equities and bonds. This hub archives every Global Economy Briefing – browse the latest below for a clear, English-language guide to the international forces driving Latin American markets.
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,501.24, Dow recaptured 50,000, Nasdaq surged to 26,635.22. Plus India WPI at 8.30% and Cisco +13.4%. What...
May 15, 2026
April PPI surged 1.4% MoM—triple forecasts—yet the S&P 500 hit a record 7,444.25. What the Warsh Fed era means for...
May 14, 2026
S&P 500 hit 7,412.84, Nasdaq set a record 26,274, oil near $103 — see what's driving global markets on May...
May 12, 2026
S&P 500 slipped to 7,337; Brent hit $100.06; Banxico cut to 6.50%; German factory orders surged 5%. Key moves markets...
May 8, 2026
S&P 500 surged 1.46% to 7,365.12 and WTI crude crashed ~7% after reports of a US-Iran nuclear moratorium deal. Eurozone...
May 7, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P 7,259 record as oil retreats, RBA hikes to 4.35%, JOLTS hiring surges, BCB Copom minutes released....
May 6, 2026