Risks of widespread job losses from AI are expected to remain limited this year, according to Bridgewater Associates, with constraints on computing capacity and a resilient economy
June 02, 2026
France's manufacturing sector contracted in May for the first time since November, as the spike in energy prices and transport disruptions resulting from
June 01, 2026
Dubai looks back to normal. Beneath the surface it’s a different story
June 01, 2026
U.S.
May 30, 2026
German inflation slowed in May due to lower energy prices, and while core inflation accelerated, analysts said that was likely not evidence that cost
May 29, 2026
Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter from the previous three months, boosted by strong exports, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, revising up a
May 29, 2026
Stop-start efforts by Tehran and Washington to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz dominate the market outlook, while U.S. and euro zone data should shed more
May 29, 2026
New Zealand on Thursday unveiled a budget with few voter incentives ahead of what is shaping up to be a tightly contested election later
May 28, 2026
U.S.
May 28, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record closing highs on Tuesday, as AI-fueled optimism offset anxiety over Middle East peace
May 27, 2026
Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close
May 26, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped parties in the Iran conflict can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway.
May 27, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, after the U.S. military conducted strikes in southern Iran in what it described as defensive actions,
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 24, 2026
U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a
May 23, 2026
Japanese vehicle exports to the Middle East were nearly wiped out in April, government data showed on Thursday, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted
May 21, 2026
The European Union’s executive commission has cut its growth outlook and predicted higher inflation due to sharply higher energy prices from the war in Iran
May 21, 2026
A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant
May 17, 2026
Israel's economy began 2026 with a slowdown, hit by war with Iran, but growth is expected to recover as long as the conflict does not reignite.
May 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping
May 15, 2026
Trump leaves China, short on deliverables but with signs of a stabilized relationship
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
May 14, 2026
Americans are shelling out for higher gas prices while cutting back on some goods
May 14, 2026
Asia Pacific banks may have to raise their loan loss provisions further in the near-term as the Iran conflict
May 14, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares, which helped markets
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices remain elevated, inflation is climbing and bond markets
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The Iran conflict is entering its 11th week - more than twice the
May 11, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy has warned of a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels are attacked
May 09, 2026
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of
May 09, 2026
Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes,
May 09, 2026
The U.S.
May 06, 2026
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
May 06, 2026
The U.S. national average retail price of gasoline surpassed $4.50 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time since July 2022, data from GasBuddy showed, as the U.S
May 06, 2026
U.S.
May 06, 2026
The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
Chancellor Friedrich Merz marks a year in office this week facing the biggest crisis with Washington in decades, after President Donald Trump said he would
May 04, 2026
French manufacturing output and new orders rose in April as customers sped up purchases due to inflationary pressures linked to the Iran conflict, a survey by S&P Global
May 04, 2026
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May 02, 2026
An Iranian proposal on negotiations with the U.S. sent crude oil futures diving on Friday, but prices remained on track for weekly gains, with Tehran still blocking the
May 01, 2026
Profit for the two largest oil companies in the U.S. tumbled during the first quarter, a three-month period in which the price of crude and gasoline rocketed higher
May 01, 2026
Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!
May 01, 2026
Motorists commemorating the centennial of U.S.
May 01, 2026
From high oil prices and the conflict in the Middle East to Japan's yen, the latest U.S. jobs data, an Australian rate decision, and a UK local election: there's plenty for
May 01, 2026
Global bond prices and stocks rose on Thursday as oil prices retreated from four-year highs, while the yen jumped after
April 30, 2026
ConocoPhillips on Thursday forecast lower annual output after the shale producer excluded Qatar from its near-term outlook, citing disruption to its
April 30, 2026
Oil prices soared on worries about prolonged supply disruption due to the Middle East war while Wall Street's stock indexes
April 29, 2026
Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with U.S.
April 28, 2026
The average U.S. gasoline price rose to its highest level in nearly four years after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February, according to
April 28, 2026
A Middle East conflict now in its ninth week has splintered the U.S. fixed-income market, with investors in corporate credit behaving as if
April 28, 2026
India's economic growth outlook is broadly unchanged despite the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to a Reuters poll of economists who warned that
April 28, 2026
Why your dream summer vacation might be slipping out of reach
April 25, 2026
Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2 weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
U.S. airlines are seeing their best passenger numbers ever, cramming more people onto their planes and boosting revenues, yet in a cruel paradox, a
April 23, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large for Finance and Markets While stock markets have impressively filtered out much of the
April 23, 2026
European shares were little changed on Thursday as investor worries over collapsed U.S.-Iran peace talks and weak economic data
April 23, 2026
New Zealand's economic recovery has been delayed but not derailed, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said on Thursday after the Iran
April 23, 2026
The U.S. stock market set more records after GE Vernova and other big companies joined the parade reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected
April 22, 2026
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Monday, with each of the three major indexes coming off a third straight week of gains, as
April 20, 2026
Investors have cooled on European defence stocks as profit taking and stretched valuations collide with growing uncertainty over the
April 20, 2026
Iran said it was tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, warning mariners the
April 18, 2026
U.S. equity funds attracted strong demand in the week through April 15 as expectations of an early resolution to the Iran conflict and resilient corporate results boosted risk
April 17, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF mood as the possibility of a deal between the U.S. and Iran lifted hopes and kept oil below $100 a
April 17, 2026
Germany's leading economic institutes cut their economic growth forecasts for this year and next and sharply raised their inflation forecasts in response to the Iran
March 31, 2026
Global equity and bond markets jumped on Tuesday on speculation of a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict
March 31, 2026
Japan saw the business mood improve and corporate inflation expectations heighten in the three months to March, a closely watched survey showed, helping the
April 01, 2026
The dollar's modest rebound since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran started a little over a month ago will fade as its safe-haven appeal erodes, according
April 01, 2026
Europe could face recession if the Iran conflict drags on and oil prices jump over $150 per barrel, European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Greek radio on
April 01, 2026
U.S.
April 01, 2026
British business confidence has fallen as the Iran war exacerbates worries among employers about costs, according to a survey of accountants that chimed with similar
April 02, 2026
The United States will carry out aggressive strikes on Iran over the next two to three weeks and is
April 01, 2026
Russia is ready to contribute to resolving the Iran conflict and President Vladimir Putin is continuing to talk with regional leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
April 02, 2026
U.S. factory production unexpectedly fell in March after two straight months of solid gains, weighed down by decreases in the output of motor vehicles and a range of
April 16, 2026
US business activity perks up in July, helped by World Cup, but trend may not last, S&P Global says
No sign of violence in death of Epstein-linked French modelling scout, prosecutors day
White House says Trump, Zelenskiy to meet in Washington next week
Netanyahu to meet with Trump in Washington on Tuesday, PM's office says
Investors fret that spiking oil prices and rising yields could threaten stock rally