Heads up: Germany states’ CPI readings due later today
After the jump in headline inflation in March, we are to see that continue in April. Surging energy prices remain the ...
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Trump says prepare 4 extended indefinite blockade
China doubles May fuel exports but volumes stay well below pre-war levelsOil rally gathers pace on blockade extension ...
Australian dollar flounders after higher than target inflation data
Data is here:Australia headline and core inflation above RBA target.Trimmed Mean (core) was 0.8% q/q vs. 0.9% expecte ...
Australia headline and core inflation above RBA target.
I’ll be back separately with details and implications (TL;DR … May rate hike). more to come Earlier:Iran ...
Canada trims growth forecasts, posts smaller-than-expected deficit in spring statement
Canada’s 2025/26 deficit came in at C$66.9bln, below the C$78.3bln Nov forecast. GDP growth trimmed to 1.1% for ...
investingLive Americas market news: UAE leaves OPEC, Trump says Iran wants to open Strait
US intel agencies are studying how Iran would react to the US declaring victoryUAE quits OPEC and OPEC+US April consu ...
Economic and event calendar in Asia 29 April 2026 – Triple ugly Australian inflation data
The Australian Bureau of Statistics publish March month and Q1 inflation data today. The numbers are expected to be h ...
US intel agencies are studying how Iran would react to the US declaring victory
Reuters, citing unnamed sources, says the US intel community is examining how Iran would respond to the US declaring ...
EU replaces its top trade official following deal with Trump
Earlier today Politico reported (and now the FT confirms) that Sabine Weyand, the Director-General for Trade at the E ...
Iran expected to submit revised peace proposal soon – report
CNN cites “sources close to the mediation process” and the report is from a journalist who is in Pakistan ...
US April consumer confidence 92.8 vs 89.0 expected
Prior was 91.8The April 2026 release, with a survey cutoff of April 22, came in noticeably stronger than expected. Th ...
US Richmond Fed March composite index +3 vs 0 prior
Prior was 0Services index 9 vs 9 priorManufacturing shipments -2 vs -2 priorFor background, the Federal Reserve Bank ...