Japan weighs supplementary budget to shield households from fuel price surge
Japan’s government is considering a supplementary budget to ease household fuel costs ahead of summer, Kyodo re ...
Xi is meeting with Trump, we should get some news in a few hours
We might get some news when they conclude, or perhaps we’ll be kept waiting until tomorrow. We’ll soon fi ...
UK house prices fall at fastest pace since 2023 as Iran war hits sentiment
The RICS UK house price balance fell to -34 in April from -25 in March, the weakest reading since November 2023, as I ...
Rubio wants to China to come to the rescue in Iran war
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pressing China to use its leverage against Iran over Tehran’s actions in the ...
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 13 May: PPI shocks markets, stocks recover
The S&P and NASDAQ indices close at record levels. The Dow industrial average lagsECBs Lane:Monetary policy decis ...
ICYMI – Euro area GDP weakest in 9 quarters, jobs slow, industry falls sharpest in 2 years
Euro area Q1 GDP confirmed at 0.1%Q/Q, the joint-weakest in nine quarters, as industrial output posted its steepest q ...
Economic and event calendar in Asia Thursday, May 14, 2026. Trump in China today.
There isn’t much on the data agenda to shift around financial markets too much upon release. Trump is in China ...
UK Starmer: Has made clear to allies, he will stand & fight if Streeting triggers contest.
UK PM Starmer is saying:Has made it clear to allies that he will stand and fight if Wes Streeting to succeed in trigg ...
US PPI Final Demand for April 1.4% vs 0.5% est. YoY 6.0% vs 4.9% estimate
Prior month 0.5% MoM and 4.0% YoYPrior month ex food and energy 0.1% MoM and 3.8% YoYPPI MoM 1.4% versus 0.5% estimat ...
Time for lockdown stocks again?
Ever since COVID, the media has been quick to jump on any new disease outbreak, trying to catch the beginning of the ...
investingLive European markets wrap: A calmer mood even as US-Iran tensions simmer
Headlines:USD/JPY nudges back up towards 158.00 mark as dollar holds firmer on the weekGold continues to consolidate ...
Eurozone Q1 GDP second estimate +0.1% vs +0.1% q/q prelim
Prior +0.3%; revised to +0.2%More to come..
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.