Prior was +4.8% Non-residential -24.0% Residential +1.7% This drop was mostly the result of quirks as institutional permits were halved in the month. Often times these are lumpy things like hospitals. When you look at commercial alone, it fell 8%, which also isn’t great. The surprise is that residential continues to hold up despite high
Macro update US-Iran talks collapse triggers risk-off sentiment: Weekend negotiations failed to deliver an agreement, intensifying geopolitical tensions and raising concerns over a prolonged conflict. Oil prices surge above $100 on supply fears: Crude rallied sharply as the US signalled a blockade of Iranian ports, threatening flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Global equities decline as energy
Portugal’s consumer price inflation accelerated as initially estimated in March to the highest level in seven months, the latest data from Statistics Portugal showed on Monday. The consumer price index climbed 2.7 percent year-on-year in March, faster than the 2.1 percent rise in February, in line with the flash data published on March 31. Subscribe
Commodity prices providing a mixed backdrop The current environment is broadly supportive, particularly for miners exposed to precious metals creating favourable conditions. Rising gold prices – driven by geopolitical tensions and inflation concerns – have strengthened the outlook for companies such as Fresnillo, with analysts noting that gold’s role as a safe-haven asset is becoming “more central again” in the current
Bloomberg has launched a foreign exchange price discovery tool that uses natural language processing (NLP) to scan traders’ chatrooms and consolidate bilateral quotes into a single screen. The product, called MYQ, monitors price quotes across a user’s Instant Bloomberg (IB) chat sessions and groups them by currency pair, tenor and instrument in a curve-style display.
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Japanese economy, prices moving roughly in line with BOJ forecasts Financial markets are seeing unstable movements due to conflict in the Middle East Rising oil prices are weighing on Japan’s economy due to worsening terms of trade If the conflict is prolonged, it could weigh on corporate activity Should it also push up inflation expectations,
Markets stayed composed in early trading, with oil holding below crisis levels despite renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude climbed toward $105 after US-Iran talks in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, yet the absence of panic buying signals that traders are not pricing a full supply shock. Dollar edged higher on the
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Truce optimism drives strong weekly gains United States (US) equity markets finished higher last week after the US and Iran agreed to a two‑week ceasefire, ahead of formal peace talks in Pakistan over the weekend. For the week, the Nasdaq 100 surged 4.45% for its best week since November 2025, the S&P 500 rose 3.56%, and the Dow
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Summary: Japan 10-year JGB yield hits 29-year high (2.49%) as oil shock builds US–Iran talks collapse and Hormuz blockade fears lift inflation expectations Energy-driven inflation risks push yields higher across the curve Highlights Japan’s sensitivity to imported energy shocks Reinforces BoJ policy dilemma amid rising global inflation pressures Japan’s government bond market came under renewed
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The services sector in New Zealand continued to contract in March, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from BusinessNZ revealed on Monday with a Performance of Services Index score of 46.0. That’s down from the downwardly revised 47.6 in February (originally 48.0) and it moves further beneath the boom-or-bust line of 50 that
WSJ (gated) report that Trump is weighing limited strikes alongside a Hormuz blockade after talks failed, keeping diplomacy alive but shifting toward pressure tactics. The policy path remains uncertain, with escalation and restraint both carrying significant risks. Summary: Trump weighing limited strikes alongside Hormuz blockade after talks collapse Full-scale war seen as less likely but
