BOJ’s Ueda Warns of Oil Shock Impact on Entire Inflation Regime

May 26, 2026 | Markets

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated the need for vigilance over the impact of oil price spikes on the underlying inflation trend without dropping a clear hint on how that dynamic might influence the outcome at next month’s policy meeting. “Japan’s experience...

US Consumer Confidence Slips Amid Widespread Price Worries

May 26, 2026 | Markets

US consumer confidence edged down in May as views of current economic conditions settled back amid rising prices due to the war in Iran. The Conference Board’s gauge of confidence decreased 0.7 point to 93.1 after an upward revision to the prior month, data released...

Human Urine Becomes Option for Farmers in Fertilizer Supply Crunch

May 22, 2026 | Markets

The Iran war is driving up the cost of synthetic crop nutrients, pushing growers to embrace alternatives from microbes to manure. James Mills has spent a lot of time thinking about chicken muck lately. After the Iran war disrupted supplies of conventional nitrogen...

Private Credit’s Unthinkable Becomes Reality as Trading Revs Up

May 21, 2026 | Private Credit

Private credit managers are increasingly turning to the once-unthinkable: Trading in and out of loans to dump troubled assets and hunt for bargains amid the industry’s first stress test after years of breakneck growth. A number of business development companies are...

Turkey Liquidated Almost All US Treasury Holdings in March

May 21, 2026 | Markets

Turkey offloaded almost all of its US Treasuries in March as it stepped up efforts to defend the lira amid intense economic pressure from soaring energy costs. The amount of Treasuries held by Turkey fell to $1.8 billion by the end of March, down from $16 billion the...