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  • Maze Therapeutics Prices $150 Mln Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants Offering April 22, 2026 01:16 ET

    Maze Therapeutics, Inc. (MAZE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, on Wednesday, announced the pricing of an underwritten registered offering of stock and pre-funded warrants expected to raise approximately $150 million in gross proceeds. The offering comprises 5.54 million shares of common...

  • Perpetual Issues Q3 Business Update April 22, 2026 00:55 ET

    Perpetual (PVQ.F, PPT.AX) reported total AUM was A$219.2 billion as at 31 March 2026, a decrease of 3.6% compared to A$227.5 billion as at 31 December 2025. The company said the decrease was due to unfavourable currency movements of A$3.6 billion, net outflows of A$2.8 billion, and negative market movements...

  • Mercury Upgrades FY26 EBITDAF Guidance April 22, 2026 00:48 ET

    Mercury (MCY.AX) announced that it has upgraded its fiscal 2026 EBITDAF guidance to NZ$1.05 billion from NZ$1.0 billion. The company said this reflects disciplined portfolio management and higher forecast renewable generation from hydro and new generation. Mercury also stated that it delivered a strong...

  • Bank Of Queensland H1 Cash Profit Declines April 22, 2026 00:35 ET

    Bank of Queensland (BOQ.AX) reported first half profit to equity holders of A$136 million compared to A$171 million, prior year. Diluted earnings per ordinary share, in cents, was 20.1 compared to 24.8. Cash earnings after tax decreased four percent A$176 million. Cash earnings per share, in cents, was...

  • Adobe Announces $25 Bln Stock Repurchase Authorization April 22, 2026 00:21 ET

    Adobe (ADBE) announced that its board has approved a new stock repurchase authorization, granting the company authority to repurchase up to $25 billion in common stock through April 30, 2030. The program is designed to return value to Adobe's stockholders, minimize dilution from stock issuances, and...

  • Air New Zealand CFO Richard Thomson Resigns April 22, 2026 00:17 ET

    Air New Zealand (AIZ.AX) announced that Chief Financial Officer Richard Thomson has resigned from his role and will leave the airline on 28 August 2026. The company has commenced a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. Richard rejoined Air New Zealand in March 2021 as Chief Financial Officer, having...

  • BHP 9-month Total Copper Production Down 3% April 22, 2026 00:09 ET

    BHP (BHP, BBL, BLT.L, BHP.AX, BHP.L, BHG.JO) stated that it has delivered strong performance over the past nine months, including record material mined and concentrator throughput at Escondida and record production at WAIO. Total copper production decreased 3% to 1,461 kt. Iron ore production increased...

  • Ampol Q1 Total Sales Volume Down 0.3% April 21, 2026 23:50 ET

    Ampol Limited (ALD.AX) reported first quarter total refinery production of 1,434 million litres, up 10% from a year ago. Total sales volume for the Group was 6,125 ML, down 0.3%. Lytton Refiner Margin was US$25.45 per barrel, for the quarter. Ampol noted that the ramifications of the closure of the...

  • Cochlear Lowers FY26 Underlying Net Profit Guidance April 21, 2026 23:42 ET

    Cochlear (COH.AX) lowered its fiscal 2026 underlying net profit guidance to A$290-330 million, incorporating current exchange rates. Cochlear had previously disclosed to the market that it expected to be at the lower end of its fiscal 2026 underlying net profit guidance range of A$435-460 million. The...

  • EBOS Group Issues Update To FY26 Earnings Outlook April 21, 2026 23:30 ET

    EBOS Group (EBO.AX) issued an update on the impact of elevated fuel prices and broader energy cost pressures on the Group's fiscal 2026 earnings outlook. Based on current assumptions for the remainder of fiscal 2026, the Group now expects fiscal 2026 underlying EBITDA of approximately A$610-A$620 million,...

  • U.S. Stocks Pull Back Further Off Record Highs April 21, 2026 16:13 ET

    Following the modest pullback seen in the previous session, stocks saw further downside over the course of the trading day on Tuesday. The major averages initially moved higher but slid firmly into negative territory as the day progressed. The major averages ended the day just off their lows of the session.

  • U.S. Stocks Give Back Ground After Early Move To The Upside April 21, 2026 11:36 ET

    After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks have given back ground over the course of the trading day on Tuesday. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session and into negative territory. Currently, the major averages are posting modest losses.

  • Northrop Grumman Stock Falls 6% Despite Reporting Strong Q1 Results April 21, 2026 11:28 ET

    Shares of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) are falling about 6 percent on Tuesday morning trading despite reporting higher earnings and revenue in the first quarter. The company's stock is currently trading at $616.97, down 6.09 percent or $40.01, over the previous close of $656.98 on the New York...

  • U.S. Business Inventories Climb More Than Expected In February April 21, 2026 10:39 ET

    A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed business inventories in the U.S. increased by more than expected in the month of February. The Commerce Department said business inventories climbed by 0.4 percent in February following a revised unchanged reading in January.

  • U.S. Pending Home Sales Jump Much More Than Expected In March April 21, 2026 10:10 ET

    Pending home sales in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of March, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday. NAR said its pending home sales index jumped by 1.5 percent to 73.7 in March after surging by 2.5 percent to an upwardly revised 72.6 in February.

Global Economics Weekly Update: April 13 – April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026 15:29 ET
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.