G7 warns on war’s economic risks, signals action on inflation, supply chains
G7 finance chiefs warned the Middle East war risks damaging growth and fuelling inflation, signalling readiness to ac ...
NZ food prices fall, spending slows as RBNZ maintains cautious stance
NZ food prices fell 0.6% m/m (prev -0.1%) while retail card spending rose 0.7% (prev 1.4%), showing easing inflation ...
U.S. to delay weapons deliveries to Europe as Iran war strains stockpiles
The U.S. is warning European allies of likely weapons delivery delays as the Iran war strains already stretched defen ...
investingLive Americas market news wrap: Israel agrees to ceasefire in Lebanon
Trump announces Isreal and Lebanon ceasefireTrump says Iran meeting could be on weekend; Netanyahu confirms Lebanon c ...
Iran stresses need for full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
This the latest, Iranian media citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
Iran stresses need for full Israeli withdraw ...
Markets continue to keep the faith awaiting more positive US-Iran developments
It’s wild to see how markets are running with this much optimism when we haven’t seen any actual progress ...
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Oil remained in a subdued range
Trump posts upbeat comments on Israel -Lebanon peace talks -“Nice!”Today’s FX winner is Japanese Fi ...
Today’s FX winner is Japanese Finance Minister Katayama, She’s sent the yen higher.
Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama has been verbally intervening today: Not once, but twice:Japan’s Financ ...
Japan’s Katayama says closely watching FX as oil volatility hits yen
Japan’s Katayama said authorities are closely watching FX and in dialogue with the US, warning oil-driven volatility ...
Mixed China data highlight fragile recovery outlook: retail sales sad, industrial beat
China industrial output beat forecasts in March, but retail sales missed and property investment stayed weak, highlig ...
China March new home prices -3.4% y/y (February -3.2%)
Poor data re the property sector from China once again. China’s stats people say:In March 2026, home prices in ...
China Q1 GDP beats forecasts but Iran war risks loom
China Q1 GDP rose 5.0% y/y (exp 4.8%), beating forecasts, but officials warned the external outlook is becoming more ...