Global Economy Briefing — May 19, 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
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026
A packed North American brief highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, ongoing LIRR strike disruptions, Trump’s reported Q1 trades, a Supreme...
May 18, 2026
The European Parliament’s May plenary unfolds amid tightening Russia sanctions, UK Labour leadership instability, Spain’s PSOE setbacks, Germany’s major defence...
May 18, 2026
Tuesday opens with Japan's preliminary Q1 GDP at 08:50 JST, a print expected to confirm a second consecutive quarter of...
May 18, 2026
From Kenya’s fuel-price protests to the WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration and Botswana’s repeal of same-sex criminalisation laws, Monday’s Africa briefing...
May 18, 2026
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026
Friday was the day Reform UK's polling reversal became the dominant story in British politics, Sébastien Lecornu's reappointed government inched...
May 15, 2026
Friday was the day Donald Trump left Beijing with a 200-plane Boeing order and nothing else. Xi Jinping opened Day...
May 15, 2026
Friday was the day Aliko Dangote refused the Nigerian state and Cyril Ramaphosa booked R890bn ($54bn) at the National Assembly...
May 15, 2026