The commodity price index in Australia declined further and at a faster pace in April, led by lower coking coal, iron ore, liquified natural gas, and rural commodity prices, preliminary data from the Reserve Bank of Australia showed on Monday.The commodity price index fell 19.2 percent year-over-year in SDR terms, faster than the 6.9 percent drop in March. The expected decrease was 20.7 percent. ...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.