Global Economy Briefing
Global economy briefing: ZEW collapses to -17.2, US retail sales beat at 1.7%, Trump extends ceasefire. Copom in 7 days....
April 22, 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.
Global economy briefing: ZEW collapses to -17.2, US retail sales beat at 1.7%, Trump extends ceasefire. Copom in 7 days....
April 22, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief April 21: Japan unveils ¥10B industrial fund, China South China Sea moves, Pakistan-India talks resume, Asia market...
April 21, 2026
Asia Pulse: SK Hynix record ₩57.2T AI-driven profit, Japan yen intervention fund, India's Russian oil pivot, and regional market reactions.
April 20, 2026
WTI crude plunged 11.4% to $83.85 after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open. S&P 500 surged 1.2% to 7,126....
April 18, 2026
Nikkei 225 surged past 59,500, topping its Feb 26 pre-war peak. Asia brief April 17 covers China GDP, Qatar LNG,...
April 17, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: TSMC profit leaps 58% to record $18.2B on AI demand. Korea faces helium crisis. India fast-tracks Qatar...
April 16, 2026
Global economy briefing: S&P 500 breaks 7,000 for first time ever, China Q1 GDP beats at 5.0%, Empire State surges....
April 16, 2026
Asia intelligence brief: What Matters Today 1 Asian markets rallied broadly on Wednesday as a White House official confirmed that...
April 15, 2026
US PPI hit 0.5% vs 1.1% expected; core PPI just 0.1%. Nasdaq logged a 10th straight win. What the April...
April 15, 2026