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  • U.S. Industrial Production Increases 0.7% In April, Much More Than Expected May 15, 2026 10:17 ET

    The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected industrial production to rise by 0.3 percent.

  • New York Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Jumps To Four-Year High In May May 15, 2026 09:32 ET

    New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index shot up to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase surprised economists, who had expected the index to pull back to 7.8.

  • U.S. Industrial Production Rebounds Much More Than Expected In April May 15, 2026 09:24 ET

    The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected...

  • New York Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Increases In May May 15, 2026 08:37 ET

    New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index jumped to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase...

  • Fed's Miran To Step Down From Board Just Ahead Of Warsh Swearing In May 14, 2026 16:55 ET

    Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran resigned from his position on the policy board "effective upon or shortly before the swearing in" of the chairman-designate Kevin Warsh. President Donald Trump nominated Miran as a member of the Board of Governors in September last year after Adriana Kugler stepped down. His term ended on January 31.

  • Treasury Announces Details Of Twenty-Year Bond Auction May 14, 2026 11:05 ET

    The Treasury Department on Thursday announced the details of this month's auction of twenty-year bonds. The Treasury revealed plans to sell $16 billion worth of twenty-year bonds, with the results of the auction due to be announced next Wednesday. Last month, the Treasury sold $13 billion worth...

  • U.S. Business Inventories Increase Slightly More Than Expected In March May 14, 2026 11:01 ET

    Partly reflecting a jump in wholesale inventories, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing U.S. business inventories increased by slightly more than expected in the month of March. The report said business inventories climbed by 0.9 percent in March after rising by 0.4 percent in February. Economists had expected business inventories to grow by 0.8 percent.

  • U.S. Import Prices Jump 1.9% In April, Much More Than Expected May 14, 2026 10:49 ET

    The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a substantial increase in import prices in the U.S. in the month of April. The report said import prices shot up by 1.9 percent in April after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.9 percent in March. Economists had expected import prices to jump by 1.0 percent.

  • U.S. Retail Sales Growth Matches Estimates In April May 14, 2026 10:36 ET

    A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed retail sales in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of April. The Commerce Department said retail sales climbed by 0.5 percent in April after jumping by a downwardly revised 1.6 percent in March.

  • U.S. Jobless Claims Climb More Than Expected To 211,000 May 14, 2026 10:31 ET

    First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended May 9th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 211,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level of 199,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 205,000.

  • U.S. Import Prices Jump Much More Than Expected In April May 14, 2026 08:39 ET

    The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a substantial increase by import prices in the U.S. in the month of April. The report said import prices shot up by 1.9 percent in April after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.9 percent in March. Economists had expected import prices to...

  • U.S. Retail Sales Increase In Line With Estimates In April May 14, 2026 08:37 ET

    A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed retail sales in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of April. The Commerce Department said retail sales climbed by 0.5 percent in April after jumping by a downwardly revised 1.6 percent in March. Economists...

  • U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Climb More Than Expected May 14, 2026 08:34 ET

    First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended May 9th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 211,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level of 199,000. Economists...

  • Thirty-Year Bond Auction Attracts Below Average Demand May 13, 2026 13:18 ET

    The Treasury Department finished off this week's series of announcements of the results of its long-term securities auctions on Wednesday, revealing this month's auction of $25 billion worth of thirty-year bonds attracted below average demand. The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 5.046...

  • U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Fall Much More Than Expected May 13, 2026 10:43 ET

    Crude oil inventories in the U.S. decreased by much more than expected in the week ended May 8th, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday. The EIA said crude oil inventories slumped by 4.3 million barrels last week after falling by 2.3 million barrels in...

Global Economics Weekly Update: May 11 – May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026 15:25 ET
Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.

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