Japan manufacturers’ confidence drops most in 3 years on Iran war impact
Japan’s manufacturers see the sharpest confidence drop in three years as oil shocks and supply disruptions bite, whil ...
Heads up for Trump interview at 6am US Eastern time Wednesday, April 15, 2026
In her teaser video Maria Bartiromo says Trump told her the war is over. Which is what he’s been saying for wee ...
Bessent flags tariff return by July, adding to global risks from Iran war
Summary:Bessent signals tariffs could return to prior levels by July
Treasury still sees strong US growth, pote ...
investingLive Americas market news wrap: The peace dividend continues to pay
Trump: Iran talks ‘could be happening over next two days’ in PakistanIMF lowers 2026 global GDP growth fo ...
Big gains for US stocks as the market senses peace
It was another big day for stock markets as the market continues to price in peace. We have to be over 90% priced to ...
Lebanon ambassador: The preliminary meeting with Israel was good
One of the big risks to a ceasefire in the Middle East is that Israel refuses to stop operations in Lebanon or that I ...
Trump: Iran talks ‘could be happening over next two days’ in Pakistan
Yesterday, there was an Atlantic report that said talks were coming on Thursday, citing sources from Tehran. Now Trum ...
Bessent: Trump hasn’t opted to raise 10% tariff to 15% “at this time”
When US tariffs were struck down by a 6-3 decision in the Supreme Court, the President announced a 10% global tariff ...
IMF lowers 2026 global GDP growth forecast to 3.1% vs 3.3% prior
IMF cuts 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% vs 3.3% in January on Middle East conflictUnited States 2026 growth trim ...
US March PPI final demand 4.0% y/y vs +4.7% expected
Prior was 3.4% y/yPPI M/M +0.5% vs +1.1% expectedPrior +0.7% (revised to +0.5%)Core PPICore PPI Y/Y +3.8% vs +4.2% ex ...
Iran weighs pausing its Hormuz shipping to avoid derailing talks
Bloomberg reports:Iran is considering a short-term pause to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid testing a ...
investingLive European FX news wrap: Markets in risk-on mode amid US-Iran optimism
US March NFIB small business optimism index 95.8 vs 97.9 expectedA tricky time for the oil market as the “smart ...