Australia unemployment jumps to 4.5% in April, highest since November 2021
Australia’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly to 4.5% in April from 4.3%, its highest since November 2021, as ...
Australian April Unemployment rate 4.5% (vs. expected 4.3%, prior 4.3%)
Terrible data:-I’ll have more to come on this separately, details etc.Background to this:Preview: Australia Apr ...
Japan flash PMI slips to five-month low in May as selling prices hit record high
Japan’s flash composite PMI eased to 51.1 in May from 52.2 in April, a five-month low, as services activity sta ...
Japan data shows a massive trade surplus beat in April as exports rocket
Japanese Machinery Orders March 2026 -9.4% m/mexpected -8.1%prior 13.6%Japanese Machinery Orders 5.9% y/yexpected 4.5 ...
South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July
South Korea to extend fuel tax break until end-July, Yonhap says
Info via Reuters. Yonhap citing the finance mini ...
Australia flash PMI slumps to 47.8 in May as new orders fall at fastest pace since 2021
Australia’s flash composite PMI fell to 47.8 in May from 50.4 in April, signalling the second contraction in th ...
New Zealand data: More exports in April than in March, but fewer imports
New Zealand Balance of Trade (Apr) 1.920B expected, 0.842B, prior 0.698B
Imports 6.70B prior 7.25B
Exports 8. ...
UK: Labour rolls out cost of living measures after local election losses
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce free bus travel for children aged five to 15 in England during August and t ...
Economic and event calendar in Asia 21 May 2026 – Australian jobs data, and plenty more
It’s a packed agenda ahead. The data most likely to move marekts is the Australian jobs report. I had a preview ...
investingLive Americas FX news wrap 20 May:USD moves lower helped by yields & oil falling.
Major US stock indices close sharply higher ahead of Nvidia earningsNvidia earnings after the close. What to expect.L ...
Nvidia earnings after the close. What to expect.
Nvidia will announce its fiscal Q1 2027 earnings report after the close today, May 20, with Wall Street expecting ear ...
Labour Wes Streeting is likely to abandon bid for PM and support Andy Burnham
The Times is reporting that Labour Wes Streeting is likely to abandon his bid for PM in favor of Andy Burnham if Burn ...