Global Economy Briefing
leaves OPEC sending Brent above $112, OpenAI misses targets, Copom decides today, Italian PPI explodes. Analysis.
April 29, 2026Asia is where the world’s semiconductors, electronics and AI hardware are made – Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China at the center. The Rio Times tracks the chip race, the tech giants and the export controls that now double as foreign policy, with an eye on how the AI and hardware boom reaches Latin American markets.
leaves OPEC sending Brent above $112, OpenAI misses targets, Copom decides today, Italian PPI explodes. Analysis.
April 29, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: BOJ holds but three members wanted a hike — June now priced. CATL raises $5B in HK's...
April 28, 2026
S&P 500 closed at 7,173.91, BoJ slashed its 2026 GDP forecast to 0.5%, and WTI oil surged to $97.82. What...
April 28, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: Nikkei and KOSPI close at fresh records. China industrial profits surge 15.8%. Iran resumes flights from Tehran....
April 27, 2026
Japan core CPI rose 1.8% in March—Credit Agricole warns it could hit 3% by year-end. BOJ meets next week. Plus...
April 24, 2026
Eurozone services PMI hit 47.4 as composite fell to 48.6—contraction territory. US manufacturing surged to 54.0. Key global economy data...
April 24, 2026
Asia brief: Nikkei crosses 60,000 first time then reverses. Japan manufacturing PMI fastest in four years. Uzbekistan plans $1B nuclear....
April 23, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P hits 7,138 on ceasefire extension, UK CPI surges to 3.3%, Korea GDP beats at 3.6%, EU...
April 23, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: Nikkei hits all-time high on ceasefire extension. SK Hynix investing $12.9B in AI chip plant. Pakistan credited...
April 22, 2026