The Eurozone’s manufacturing activity continued growing in May but at a slower pace than in the previous month, S&P reported, as the Iran War’s supply chain crash drove input costs to their highest since 2022.
Category: TRENDS ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONT – Jun 16 2026
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SPOTLIGHT: HOW CHINA DOMINATES THE GLOBAL TECH ECONOMY
As it has in other fields such as batteries and minerals, China has made itself an essential link in AI’s global supply chain.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
Fox Corp. is buying Roku, a streaming service with more than 100 million subscribers, for $22 billion.
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SPOTLIGHT: PRIVATE CREDIT CRISIS
As we have been reporting, the private credit industry’s current shakeout will winnow out rich individuals unable to tolerate higher-than-average risk.
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THE U.K. ECONOMY CONTRACTED IN APRIL
After growing by 0.6 percent in this year’s first quarter, Britain’s economy contracted by 0.1 percent in April, marking the first monthly contraction since August.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
This week’s Going Out of Business report spans bankruptcies, liquidations, plant closures, and mass layoffs, from industrial firms to consumer-facing brands such as Sleep Number and Original Blues.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
This week’s job cuts hit everything from Wall Street and Big Tech to hospitals, schools, and state governments.
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SPECIAL REPORT: THE IRAN WAR TARGETS THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
By the hard facts and indisputable data, the illegal and unjustifiable war that the United States and Israel have launched against Iran has inflicted severe economic damage across the globe.