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ECB policymaker Alexander Demarco warned the euro zone may be drifting toward its adverse inflation scenario but urged patience, citing anchored expectations and strong credibility.
UK GDP grew 0.5% in February 2026, the strongest monthly reading since January 2024, before the Iran war upended the outlook with stagflation warnings.
China's economy grew 5% year-over-year in Q1 2026, the fastest pace in three quarters, powered by exports and high-tech manufacturing while retail sales slumped to 1.7%.
China's CSI 300 on April 15 recovered all losses sustained since the Iran war began, joining Taiwan and Singapore as Asian markets bet on bounded-risk earnings resilience.
Oil markets shrugged off the first day of Trump's Hormuz blockade, but the economic math says retaliation, Chinese tanker leakage, and Fed policy risk all skew the downside.
The IMF upgraded India's FY27 growth forecast to 6.5 percent on April 14, even as it cut the global outlook to 3.1 percent on Iran war fallout and raised tariff risks.
Dow sheds 220 points as Trump's Iran port blockade pushes WTI past $102. S&P 500 holds, Goldman falls 3%, rupee sinks on oil shock fears.
The total crypto market capitalization reached $2.44 trillion with a 1.35% gain. Bitcoin traded at $72,738 with 59.1% dominance, Ethereum rose 1.82% to $2,234, DeFi TVL slipped 0.49%, and NFT sales volume climbed 1.81%.
The World Bank's April 2026 South Asia Economic Update projects 6.3% regional growth, a deceleration driven by global energy market dislocation.
Wall Street strategists are recalibrating after the Iran war pushed inflation to its biggest jump since 2022. JPMorgan, Goldman, BlackRock, Wells Fargo, and others are stress-testing 2026 targets.
US employers added 178,000 jobs in March 2026, nearly tripling the 65,000 consensus estimate. Unemployment edged down to 4.3% as healthcare led with 76,000 new positions. The report does not settle the rate debate, but removes the recession tail risk.
A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade heard arguments April 10 on whether Trump's 10% global tariff, imposed under a 1974 trade law, is legally valid after the Supreme Court struck down the broader IEEPA-based tariffs in February.
