Japan's Q1 capital spending rose just 0.047% year on year, sharply missing the 4.0% forecast and slowing from 6.5% in Q4, with an analyst warning the data point...

China's State Council has issued sweeping new rules broadening regulatory oversight of outbound investment, covering overseas deals involving Chinese technology...

US Secretary of State Rubio spoke with Lebanon's president and Israel's PM Netanyahu in the past 48 hours to advance a ceasefire, but Washington says Hezbollah ...

Rating Dog / S&P Global May 2026 manufacturing PMI more to come ---Over the weekend we had the official PMIs:China's official manufacturing PMI slipped to 5...

Japan's S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 54.5 in May from April's 51-month high of 55.1, with input costs and selling prices rising at rates rarely see...

Flat capex in Q1 the headline data point, Disappointing. Japan Capital Spending Ex Software Q1: -1.4% y/y expected 5.4%, prior 7.3%Japan Company Sales Q1: 1.1% ...

UK business confidence remains deeply negative, CBI and IoD surveys show, with output expectations well below pre-Iran-war levels and Middle East tensions addin...

Australia's S&P Global Manufacturing PMI eased to 50.7 in May from 51.3 in April, with new orders falling at the steepest pace since October and selling pri...

Iranian President Pezeshkian has resigned (media sources), telling Supreme Leader Khamenei the IRGC had seized control of all major decisions and rendered elect...

Iran's parliament security spokesman says no nuclear commitments have been made to the US, as the foreign minister confirms talks are ongoing but urges patience...

China's official manufacturing PMI slipped to 50.0 in May from 50.3, matching forecasts, as export orders contracted sharply; the non-manufacturing PMI rose to ...

Former Federal Reserve Chair Powell has stayed on at the Bank as one of the members of the Board of Governors. He said he'll be keeping a low profile. I can't f...