Economic

U.S. stocks rose Thursday to pull the S&P 500 back within 1% of its record following a rough April.

Britain bounced back strongly from a shallow recession, providing some relief for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has so far struggled to deliver on his promise to grow the economy.

The British Pound has rallied against the Euro, Dollar and other currencies after UK economic growth rebounded strongly in the first quarter.

A host of U.S. companies are faced with a problem they had not expected to confront this year: a rising dollar.

In the aftermath of the recent session, the USD and US yields are showing signs of resilience, reclaiming ground lost in the previous week's sell-off...

The substantial interest rate differential between the U.S. and Japan drives the continuous depreciation of the yen. Even with intervention from the Japanese government, the impact is quite limited and it cannot alter the long-term weakening of the yen, providing even more profitable opportunities for speculators to short the yen.

As the yen plumbs new lows, some investors are pondering an almost unthinkable scenario in a region busy bolstering falling exchange rates — a series of competitive devaluations that starts a new Asian currency war.

Erratic rainfall in China's southwest is frustrating a multibillion-dollar push to green an aluminium industry that accounts for almost 60% of global output.

The Bank of Canada says households can weather higher borrowing costs, but flagged rising asset valuations and financial stress among renters as risks to the outlook.

On Friday (May 10), household spending numbers from Japan attracted investor attention early in the session. Bank of Japan commentary also needs consideration amidst ongoing uncertainty about the BoJ rate path.