New Zealand Finance Minister on Iran war: Inflation could hit 7.4% (worst case scenario)
New Zealand Finance Minister on Iran war, Treasure forecastd: inflation could hit 7.4% in 25/26 under worst case scenario real GDP growth at 0.8% in 2025–26 under worst case scenario…
Read More »Economic and event calendar in Asia Wednesday, April 22, 2026
This lot is unlikely to shift markets around much at all upon release. Eyes on the war makers still. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
Read More »Trump says extracting the nuclear dust destroyed in Iran will be difficult and lengthy
Trump tweeting, is he laying the ground work for a deal not involving getting the dust? Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of nuclear dust sites in…
Read More »Iran military command say its attacks will deprive the world of the region’s oil for years
Iran’s top joint military command Says it will deal with infrastructure of U.S. and its allies in the region in a way that will deprive them from the region’s oil…
Read More »Australian February CPI: Core (trimmed mean) 3.3% y/y (vs. expected 3.4%)
CPI for February slightly lower than expected both headline and underlying (core). Australian shares have added to gains. March, of course, has brought fuel price surges. We’ll get that news…
Read More »Japan’s economic growth in Q4 2025 misses estimates
GDP growth fell well short of estimates. Preview is here I’ll have more to come on this separately, details and analysis. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
Read More »Hong Kong PMI shows sustained growth as price pressures intensify
Summary: Hong Kong PMI remains in expansion for fifth month, 51.9 in December vs. 52.9 in November Output and new orders grow at solid but slower pace Backlogs rise for…
Read More »Yen finally finding some small bids as Japan’s Cabinet approves 21tln stimulus package
USD/JPY and yen crosses have fallen a little in the wake of Japan’s Cabinet approving the 21.3tln yen economic stimulus package: 17.7tln JPY of fresh spending via extra budget measures…
Read More »Australia data – Wage Price Index for Q3 2025: 0.8% q/q (expected 0.8%)
In line results. Q3 2025 Wage Price Index 0.8% (QoQ) expected 0.8%, prior 0.8% 3.4% y/y expected 3.4%, prior 3.4% — The September quarter (Q3) is notable in Australia as…
Read More »Media sources – There are enough votes in the US Senate to end the shutdown
There are at least 8 votes from Senate Democratic caucus in favor of a negotiated deal to end shutdown Reuters citing unnamed source. This is enough to end the shut…
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