Global Economy Briefing — May 15, 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, 2026From the Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Mumbai exchanges to the yuan, yen and rupee, Asia’s markets set the tone for global capital. The Rio Times tracks the indices, currencies, central-bank moves and capital flows across Asia-Pacific through an emerging-market lens – and what they mean for Latin American assets that rise and fall with Asian demand.
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
The International Energy Agency reported on May 13 that global oil reserves fell by 117 million barrels in April, on...
May 13, 2026
Wednesday was the day Beijing's calendar overtook the region's news flow. Air Force One touched down at Beijing Capital International...
May 13, 2026
Trump flies to Beijing May 14–15; yuan hits strongest since Feb 2023 as China exports surge 14.1% to record $359bn....
May 12, 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
Brent crude surged 3.42% to $104.71 after Trump called Iran's peace proposal 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.' KOSPI hit record 7,822. Asia Intelligence...
May 11, 2026
US April CPI + PPI, Brazil IPCA, Argentina CPI, UK Q1 GDP, EZ GDP Revision, German ZEW, US Retail Sales,...
May 10, 2026
Today's Asia intelligence brief opens with the 48th ASEAN Summit closing in Cebu under Marcos chairmanship with concrete deliverables
May 8, 2026