investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Oil and the USD held firm, US-Iran pessimism
What are investment banks expecting in US April inflation data? (It ain’t pretty)Alphabet plans first yen bond ...
Alphabet plans first yen bond sale to fund $190 billion AI spending push
Alphabet is planning its first yen-denominated bond sale across up to eight maturities, expected to total several hun ...
Australian business confidence remains deeply pessimistic, -24 in April (prior -29)
Australian business confidence edged up to -24 in April from -29 in March but remained deeply negative, as surging en ...
Katayama says two-hour Bessent talks covered forex, critical minerals and AI
Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama said she held a two-hour meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessent covering ...
Trump delays beef tariff cut after rancher and Republican pushback
Via a Wall Street Journal reporter, news that Trump held off on signing a planned suspension of beef tariff-rate quot ...
Japan March household spending fell 2.9% y/y (expected -1.5%, prior -1.8%)
Japan March household spending data for March is poor. Fell 2.9% y/y expected -1.5%, prior -1.8%For the m/m the fall ...
UK consumer spending falls for first time since 2024 as Iran war bites
UK consumer spending fell 0.1% in April, the first annual decline since late 2024, as Iran war fears drove households ...
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 11 May: Markets stall as Iran tensions simmer
UAE carried out covert strikes on Iran as Gulf war escalated, WSJ report saysUS stocks close marginally higher.Copper ...
US stocks close marginally higher.
Major US stock indices closed higher on the day, with the Russell 2000 leading the charge with a modest gain of 0.33% ...
Economic and event calendar Asia Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – BoJ will give us their thoughts
The Bank of Japan will release its ‘Summary’ of the April meeting today. This was an ‘on hold’ ...
Iran is ready to dilute highly enriched uranium to levels of 3.7% and 20%
Iran is ready to dilute highly enriched uranium to levels of 3.7% and 20%, according to Al Jazeera citing a source.
U.S. Treasury auctions off $58 billion of three-year notes at a high yield of 3.965%
U.S. Treasury auctions of $58 billion of 3-year notes at a high yield of 3.965%. WI level at the time of the auction ...