18.05.2026 8:42 Japan抯 five-year government bond auction Monday saw lower demand than the 12-month average, as elevated oil prices fueled inflation concerns and drove a global bond rout.18.05.2026 8:4818.05.2026 8:50 Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman抯 export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the latest sign of Moscow抯 efforts to boost shipments and skirt Western restrictions.18.05.2026 8:50 China抯 thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.18.05.2026 9:00 Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Pictet Asset Management Chief Strategist Luca Paolini about why markets remain remarkably resilient despite geopolitical turmoil, inflation fears and mounting fiscal risks. Paolini argues that the AI investment boom, strong corporate earnings and persistent US economic strength continue to support markets — but warns that the era of US exceptionalism may be fading, making diversification and lower long-term return expectations essential for investors. (Source: Bloomberg)18.05.2026 9:00 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer抯 days appear numbered after Labour抯 recent electoral drubbing. Yet the party抯 problems go well beyond its choice of leader — and won抰 be solved by his departure.18.05.2026 9:00 The UK government has said the words 搒overeign AI more times in the past year than probably any other administration in the world. Last month, technology minister Liz Kendall said Britain 搈ust be an AI maker, not just an AI taker. It抯 a nice rhyme, but procurement contracts show a very different reality.18.05.2026 9:00 Ever since Keir Starmer became UK prime minister there抯 been hope of a reset in relations with the European Union. His Labour government and Brussels have both rued Brexit抯 economic and political costs in a more hostile Trumpian world. The prospect of the cautious Starmer being dumped as PM has if anything heightened British expectations that whichever colleague replaces him will hasten the rapprochement. Unfortunately, the country抯 leadership crisis may just make things harder.18.05.2026 9:00 My family-and-friends WhatsApp chat tracks the ups and downs of commodity markets. Whether it抯 when to switch utility provider or purchase olive oil, I抦 everyone抯 in-house燼nalyst. Unsurprisingly, the question du jour is whether the US-Iran war will爂round European summer holiday flights. For now, the answer is no.18.05.2026 9:00 A British dealmaking boom has London抯 M&A advisers on track for their best year in more than a decade, standing in contrast to investor fears over the country抯 latest political crisis.18.05.2026 9:00 Absa Group Ltd. is weighing joining a payments platform that facilitates direct settlement in Chinese currency, to take advantage of growing trade with Africa抯 biggest trading partner.18.05.2026 9:0018.05.2026 9:01 Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases on Earth. 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Japan抯 five-year government bond auction Monday saw lower demand than the 12-month average, as elevated oil prices fueled inflation concerns and drove a global bond rout.
Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman抯 export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the latest sign of Moscow抯 efforts to boost shipments and skirt Western restrictions.
China抯 thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Pictet Asset Management Chief Strategist Luca Paolini about why markets remain remarkably resilient despite geopolitical turmoil, inflation fears and mounting fiscal risks. Paolini argues that the AI investment boom, strong corporate earnings and persistent US economic strength continue to support markets — but warns that the era of US exceptionalism may be fading, making diversification and lower long-term return expectations essential for investors. (Source: Bloomberg)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer抯 days appear numbered after Labour抯 recent electoral drubbing. Yet the party抯 problems go well beyond its choice of leader — and won抰 be solved by his departure.
The UK government has said the words 搒overeign AI more times in the past year than probably any other administration in the world. Last month, technology minister Liz Kendall said Britain 搈ust be an AI maker, not just an AI taker. It抯 a nice rhyme, but procurement contracts show a very different reality.
Ever since Keir Starmer became UK prime minister there抯 been hope of a reset in relations with the European Union. His Labour government and Brussels have both rued Brexit抯 economic and political costs in a more hostile Trumpian world. The prospect of the cautious Starmer being dumped as PM has if anything heightened British expectations that whichever colleague replaces him will hasten the rapprochement. Unfortunately, the country抯 leadership crisis may just make things harder.
My family-and-friends WhatsApp chat tracks the ups and downs of commodity markets. Whether it抯 when to switch utility provider or purchase olive oil, I抦 everyone抯 in-house燼nalyst. Unsurprisingly, the question du jour is whether the US-Iran war will爂round European summer holiday flights. For now, the answer is no.
A British dealmaking boom has London抯 M&A advisers on track for their best year in more than a decade, standing in contrast to investor fears over the country抯 latest political crisis.
Absa Group Ltd. is weighing joining a payments platform that facilitates direct settlement in Chinese currency, to take advantage of growing trade with Africa抯 biggest trading partner.
Ebola is one of the deadliest diseases on Earth. With a fatality rate as high as 90%, it抯 among a handful of illnesses so dangerous that governments consider them threats to national security.
Kylian Mbapp?, the captain of France抯 national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
D?CRYPTAGE En roue libre depuis sa qualification face au Bayern, le Paris-SG a encore deux longues semaines ? tirer avant la finale de Ligue des champions contre Arsenal.
Apr?s la qualification obtenue en Ligue des champions, malgr? la d?faite face ? Auxerre, l抏ntra?neur du Losc et son attaquant fran?ais ont laiss? planer le doute concernant leur avenir.