New Zealand is aiming for "smooth and steady" rises in defence expenditure to meet its target of spending 2% of GDP on the military within 8 years, its new
May 29, 2026
The EU's trade and investment relationship with China is "not sustainable", the European Commission said on Friday, vowing a stronger response as
May 29, 2026
Japan's Nomura Holdings is looking for acquisition targets for its investment management business in the U.S. to build on last year's $1.8 billion buyout of
May 29, 2026
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May 29, 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 29, 2026
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that allowing inflation to run above the central bank's 2% target is justified given the uncertainty about the impact of the
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
Colombians are set to vote on Sunday in what is likely the first round of a presidential election, amid deep polarization between those seeking
May 29, 2026
Iran promises ‘utter ruin’ if war restarts. Here’s what could happen if diplomacy fails
May 29, 2026
How do US arms sales to Taiwan work and why are they such a sore point for China?
May 29, 2026
Mullin plan to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports faces fierce headwinds
May 29, 2026
The Iran war rocked global bond markets again in May, sending yields to multi-decade highs as traders priced in central bank rate hikes
May 29, 2026
OpenAI has given some Japanese financial institutions access to its GPT-5.5 model to help prevent cyberattacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama
May 29, 2026
The European Central Bank will act in a "timely and measured manner" to prevent the current energy shock from turning into persistent inflation, governing council member Fabio
May 29, 2026
At Taiwan's annual Computex trade show next week, the spotlight is likely to be dominated, as usual, by Nvidia and its products, but also by the island's
May 29, 2026
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said he would consider calling for snap polls if tensions within his ruling alliance got worse.
May 29, 2026
Indonesia's annual inflation rate likely accelerated in May to 2.97%, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, closer to the upper end of the central bank's target range amid
May 29, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in May, labour office figures showed on Friday, but the office warned
May 29, 2026
Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime
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
Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1% in April and a net 123,000 jobs were created during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Taiwan's tech-driven economy is expected to grow at its fastest pace in 16 years in 2026, the government statistics agency said on Friday,
May 29, 2026
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.4% in May from the month before, with the annual inflation rate surging to 3.3% from 2.8% in April amid increasing
May 29, 2026
French inflation rose in May at the fastest pace in more than two years on surging energy prices, though slightly less than expected, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE
May 29, 2026
France's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter, final data from statistics office INSEE showed on Friday, missing the preliminary reading of 0.0% for the euro zone's second-
May 29, 2026
Euro zone consumers, already scarred by the Ukraine war, have changed their attitudes more quickly as a result of the upheaval of the Iran war, European Central Bank
May 29, 2026
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 3.6% in May, from 3.5% in the period through April, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)
May 29, 2026
Bond market volatility is boosting the case for Japan's central bank to pause the unwinding of its massive debt holdings next fiscal year, which would give
May 29, 2026
As Japan's yen drifts back to levels that prompted official intervention a month ago, markets are sizing up Tokyo's remaining financial firepower and
May 29, 2026
Australia's struggling opposition Liberal Party installed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a pugnacious social conservative and campaigner against
May 29, 2026
China's factory activity likely remained flat in May after expanding for two months, indicating that weak domestic demand and cost pressures stemming from the U.S.-Israeli
May 29, 2026
Honda Motor is recalling 98,892 vehicles in the United States over a defect involving unintentional deployment of air bags, the U.S.
May 29, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A weekend wait looms over markets as sources have told Reuters that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to extend
May 29, 2026
Hundreds of BHP electrical workers at Port Hedland in Western Australia will vote on a potential strike action, a union said on Friday,
May 29, 2026
China's home prices are expected to fall at a slower pace than forecast in a March survey and edge up in 2027, suggesting the sector remains
May 29, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is under growing pressure from a wave of defections to a new party set up by a former protege, analysts and
May 29, 2026
President Vladimir Putin is facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians and appears ready to change the narrative around the conflict
May 29, 2026
Haiti heads to the World Cup, bringing rare unity to a country beset by crisis
May 29, 2026
For the third time this month, a chip giant has joined the $1 trillion club
May 29, 2026
A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has exploded during a test at the launch pad
May 29, 2026
Electrical workers at BHP's Port Hedland bulk export port in Western Australia may take strike action by end of the financial year on June 30, a union group said on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Billions of dollars worth of gold is still being extracted illegally from Brazil's Amazon rainforest, a study by
May 29, 2026
Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has immense confidence in its growth momentum because of soaring AI demand, Chairman
May 29, 2026
A U.S.
May 29, 2026
An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space
May 29, 2026
Samsung Electronics on Friday said it started shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip to customers, pulling ahead of rivals in
May 29, 2026
President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get
May 29, 2026
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Anna Breman said on Friday interest rates were likely to increase sooner and by more than previously signalled to combat inflation.
May 29, 2026
New Zealand shadow finance minister Barbara Edmonds said on Friday she backed efforts to return the government's books to surplus, but said Labour would make different
May 29, 2026
Accounting firm KPMG Australia said on Friday its CEO and head of audit had resigned because of shortcomings in the handling of a
May 29, 2026
The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcases advanced robotics, highlighting China's growing influence
May 28, 2026
Annual core inflation in Japan's capital stayed below the central bank's 2% target for a fourth straight month in May, data showed on Friday, as fuel and
May 29, 2026
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit that U.S.
May 29, 2026
U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start talks on Iran’s nuclear program
May 28, 2026
Hedgeye Asset Management rolled out a new exchange-traded fund designed to profit from the forced buying on the part of index funds and
May 29, 2026
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May 29, 2026
New Zealand interest rates are expected to rise "sooner rather than later", Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy Committee member Hayley Gourley
May 29, 2026
British business sentiment edged up in May and is now close to its level before the Iran war, according to a monthly survey by Lloyds on Friday which contrasted with most
May 29, 2026
At least one person has died, nine people were injured and nine others remain unaccounted for after a large vat of chemical treatment product, including hazardous materials, imploded at a paper and packaging facility in Washington state, fire officials said.
May 28, 2026
How a tank rupture disrupted life in a tight-knit Washington town that has lived with pulp mills for generations
May 28, 2026
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond
May 29, 2026
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton’s
May 28, 2026
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May 29, 2026
Gap cut its annual sales forecast on Thursday and American Eagle Outfitters kept its annual comparable sales view intact, failing to reassure investors as
May 29, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq forged new record highs on Thursday, and the dollar and Treasury yields fell after the U.S. and Iran agreed to extend
May 29, 2026
The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on
May 28, 2026
Cheniere Energy Partners said on Thursday it signed a contract with Bechtel Corp for engineering, procurement and construction of the first phase of its Sabine Pass LNG expansion
May 28, 2026
Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of U.S. military aggression against the island growing as negotiations between the nations
May 29, 2026
Apollo Global Management President Jim Zelter said on Thursday he expects wealthy individuals to keep trying to withdraw their money from some private
May 29, 2026
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are working to bring in additional investors for about $36 billion debt financing tied to AI startup Anthropic PBC's efforts to expand its AI
May 29, 2026
Dell boosted its annual revenue and profit expectations on Thursday, showing data center expansion by clients is fueling demand for its AI-optimized servers that
May 29, 2026
North Korea does not seem keen to engage with the United States, South Korea or Japan and is focused on building up its self-reliance and military deterrence,
May 28, 2026
A quarter still buys a phone call in this small town
May 29, 2026
Russian Oreshnik missile fired in January was nine years old, Ukrainian experts say
Coinbase, Kalshi bring regulated perpetual crypto futures to US investors
Canada might be able to double exports to China, Chinese foreign minister says during rare visit
Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rules
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