Bond markets are tanking around the world, driving up the interest rates that governments must pay to service their ever-increasing public debt loads.
Category: 26 May 2026
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JPMORGAN IN TALKS TO SPREAD RISK ON $4 BILLION IN LOANS
The richest U.S. bank by assets is negotiating with investors to share the risk associated with $4 billion in dozens of net-asset-value loans JPMorgan has made to private equity firms and other investment funds in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
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SPOTLIGHT: U.S. HOUSING MARKET UPDATE
The number of purchase contracts for U.S. homes grew by 1.4 percent in April from March, beating analysts’ forecast of a 1-percent bump, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported.
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SPOTLIGHT: THE AI JOBS WIPEOUT CONTINUES
In April, Meta’s C-suite notified company employees that about 8,000 of them – about 10 percent of the company’s payroll – would lose their jobs on 20 May. Last week, Meta fulfilled that promise.
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USE OF CHINA’S CURRENCY SETS RECORD IN GLOBAL TRADE
In March, the average daily value of cross-border transactions conducted in China’s renminbi currency rose to a record, the equivalent of $135.7 billion, Chinese state media said.
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TOP TREND 2026: DOT-COM BUST 2.0
A new Wall Street stock rally began in April when a nominal ceasefire in the Persian Gulf War lured traders back into the market.
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U.K. SIGNS “MONUMENTAL” TRADE PACT WITH PERSIAN GULF STATES
The U.K. and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have negotiated a trade agreement that will be “monumental” in its benefits to both parties, Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Bahrain’s minister of industry and commerce, said to CNBC.
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CFTC PROBES POSSIBLE INSIDER OIL TRADES
On 23 March, immediately before Donald Trump announced a delay in his threat to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure, more than $800 million in oil futures were traded on the U.S. and global markets.
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U.S. CONGRESS CONSIDERS ANNUAL FEE FOR EVs
The U.S. Congress is considering imposing a $130 annual federal fee for all-electric passenger vehicles (EVs) and $35 for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) under a bipartisan bill introduced last week.
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WALMART AND ITS CUSTOMERS FEEL THE FUEL SQUEEZE
Walmart customers are limiting their gasoline purchases, the retail chain said last week as it warned of rising prices along its store aisles.