Japan May inflation data: Headline 1.5% y/y (expected 1.5%) Core 1.4% (expected 1.4%)
I’ll have more to come on this separately.For now, just the data:National CPI:ex Food, Energy (YoY) (May) 1.8% ...
UK consumer confidence masks growing cracks beneath steady headline
Sterling faces a modest negative undercurrent from the data, not from the headline number, which came in marginally b ...
New Zealand May 2026 trade data, exports and imports both up from April
I’ll have more to come on this separately.Just the data, for now:New Zealand Balance of Trade (May) 800mn surpl ...
Reminder – Hong Kong and China markets are closed for a holiday today, 19 June 2026
Hong Kong and mainland China are out today. Markets are closed.This will thin out trading interest and liquidity duri ...
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 18 Jun USDJPY
Russell 2000 rises by 2.12% and NASDAQ by 1.91% to lead stocks higherTrump: US is committed to PEACEIran supreme lead ...
Japanese inflation data on the economic and event calendar in Asia, Friday, June 19, 2026
The yen continues to struggle despite the Bank of Japan rate hike this week:The USDJPY is squeezing toward 2024 highs ...
Trump: US is committed to PEACE
Trump on TruthSocial posts:Trumps “reply” to the Supreme Leaders comments are controlled. He seems to als ...
Iran supreme leader responds to US MOU with caution
The Iran Supreme Leader responding to the MOU said:He had a different view regarding the MOU with the U.S., but due t ...
US list blockade of maritime traffic entering and exiting the Straits of Hormuz
On Thursday, U.S. forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal a ...
Key Points from the MOU between the US and Iran.
Politico has published the MOU signed by Pres. Trump. You can see it HERE.Key Points from the Islamabad Memorandum of ...
Trump: Iran not a threat. Oil lower. Stocks higher. Prices dropping.
Pres.Trump is on TruthSocial touting the latest. He posts in all caps as well that: “OIL IS FLOWING, IRAN CAN N ...
Bloomberg reports that Kuwait is boosting oil output. Crude oil tests key 200 day MA
Kuwait boost oil output to above 2 million barrels per day in a weekSees faster oil output than previously thoughtWil ...