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Japan keeps view economy recovering but warns risk from Middle East
TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - Japan's government retained its assessment in May that the economy was recovering moderately, while warning that tensions in the Middle East and fluctuations in financial mar...
May 26, 2026
Euro zone may face pockets of stress from private credit, not systemic risk: ECB
FRANKFURT, May 26 (Reuters) - The euro zone is not facing systemic risk from the recent turbulence in private credit markets but a few pockets of the financial system are exposed and some tension may ...
May 26, 2026
OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" and the technology had not claim...
May 26, 2026
European shares slip as US strikes on Iran dampen peace deal hopes
By Johann M Cherian May 26 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Tuesday as expectations for an imminent end to the Middle East conflict waned after the U.S. launched fresh attacks on Iran. The pan-E...
May 26, 2026
Sri Lanka stuns with 100-bp rate hike as Iran war rattles currency, fuels inflation
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, May 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank stunned markets by raising its policy rate by an outsized 100 basis points on Tuesday, the biggest hike in three years, and si...
May 26, 2026
Spain's industrial prices rise 8.3% year-on-year in April, fastest since December 2022
May 26 (Reuters) - Spanish industrial prices rose 8.3% in the 12 months through April following a revised 3.1% increase in the 12 months through March, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on ...
May 26, 2026
UK shop price inflation picks up, retailers ask government to help
LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - British shop price inflation sped up in May on the back of disruption and higher energy costs caused by the Iran war, according to a retail industry group which said the gov...
May 26, 2026
Analysis-A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminium floods
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, May 26 (Reuters) - Western governments, currently ploughing tens of billions of dollars into critical minerals in an effort to break their reliance on China, could look to...
May 26, 2026
South Korea to step up monitoring of investments in overseas private debt
SEOUL, May 26 (Reuters) - South Korea will step up monitoring investments by domestic pension funds and banks in overseas private debt, the country's financial watchdog said on Tuesday, as regulators ...
May 26, 2026
BOJ's new trend gauge shows inflation exceeding target
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation as measured by a new central bank gauge accelerated in April and blew past its 2% target, data showed on Tuesday, helping make the case...
May 26, 2026
