Weekly Archive: 2026-W29
July 19, 2026 PM
- Andy Burnham was elected Labour leader and will become UK prime minister Monday. | AP ↗︎
- A U.S. service member was killed and another wounded while detonating a downed Iranian drone in Iraq. | CENTCOM ↗︎
- U.S. forces began a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran. | AP ↗︎
- Strait of Hormuz transits totaled eight Saturday versus a prewar daily average of 138. | JMIC ↗︎
- Brent crude topped USD90 amid intensified U.S.-Iran fighting. | Axios ↗︎
July 18, 2026 PM
- Two U.S. service members were killed and one went missing during Iranian attacks in Jordan. | CENTCOM ↗︎
- China's July loan prime rates are due July 20. | PBoC ↗︎
- UK June consumer-price inflation is due July 22. | ONS ↗︎
- Korea will release its advance Q2 GDP estimate on July 23. | BoK ↗︎
- ECB will announce its monetary-policy decision on July 23. | ECB ↗︎
- Japan will release June consumer-price inflation on July 24. | Statistics Japan ↗︎
- Flash PMIs for Japan, euro area, UK and U.S. are due July 24. | S&P Global ↗︎
July 17, 2026 PM
- U.S. housing starts jumped 19.0 percent in June; building permits fell 3.0 percent. | Census ↗︎
- U.S. consumer sentiment rose 9.9 percent to 54.4; 1-year inflation expectations fell to 4.2 percent. | U Michigan ↗︎
- U.S. import prices rose 0.3 percent in June; export prices fell 0.6 percent. | BLS ↗︎
- Canada recorded a C$14.4 billion securities outflow in May, its first since February. | StatCan ↗︎
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 1.0 and 1.4 percent; Brent rose 4.6 percent to USD88.10. | AP ↗︎
July 17, 2026 AM
- U.S. struck Iranian bridges and Chabahar port as Iran attacked Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. | AP ↗︎
- Taiwan stocks fell 6.5 percent and Nikkei 4.0 percent in an AI-led selloff. | AP ↗︎
- Euro area inflation fell to 2.8 percent in June; core inflation was 2.4 percent. | Eurostat ↗︎
- German manufacturing order backlogs rose 1.7 percent m/m in May. | Destatis ↗︎
- Euro area current-account surplus rose to EUR25 billion in May from EUR17 billion. | ECB ↗︎
- Singapore's June exports and imports rose 48.9 and 49.8 percent y/y. | EnterpriseSG ↗︎
July 16, 2026 PM
- UK GDP rose 0.1 percent m/m in May and 0.7 percent over three months. | ONS ↗︎
- The UK transferred British Steel into public ownership with immediate effect. | UK Government ↗︎
- Fed's Logan said modestly higher rates would better balance economic risks. | Dallas Fed ↗︎
- Philly Fed manufacturing index jumped 31 points to 41.4, highest since late 2021. | Philly Fed ↗︎
- U.S. pending home sales fell 5.4 percent m/m and 0.3 percent y/y in June. | NAR ↗︎
- Canada housing starts fell 6 percent to a 239,000 annual rate in June. | CMHC ↗︎
July 16, 2026 AM
- Bank of Korea raised its policy rate 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. | BoK ↗︎
- U.S. retail sales rose 0.2 percent m/m, 6.7 percent y/y, to USD768.6 billion in June. | Census ↗︎
- U.S. initial jobless claims fell 8,000 to 208,000 last week. | DOL ↗︎
- Euro area goods trade posted a EUR7.8 billion deficit in May. | Eurostat ↗︎
July 15, 2026 PM
- BoC held its policy rate at 2.25 percent; projects 0.7 percent growth in 2026. | BoC ↗︎
- Fed Beige Book: 11 districts saw slight/moderate growth and moderate price increases. | Fed ↗︎
- Fed’s Cook said inflation risks exceed employment risks and she is ready to act. | Fed ↗︎
- Canada manufacturing sales rose 1.3 percent to a record C$78.1 billion in May. | StatCan ↗︎
- New York manufacturing index rose 10 points to 15.6 in July. | NY Fed ↗︎
- Foreigners bought net JPY745.6 billion of Japanese stocks in the week through July 11. | MoF ↗︎
- U.S. crude stocks fell 1.7 million barrels to 409.7 million, 6 percent below the five-year average. | EIA ↗︎
July 15, 2026 AM
- U.S. PPI fell 0.3 percent m/m in June but rose 5.5 percent y/y. | BLS ↗︎
- China's GDP grew 4.3 percent y/y and 0.9 percent q/q in Q2. | NBS ↗︎
- China's June industrial output rose 5.3 percent; retail sales increased 1.0 percent. | NBS ↗︎
- China’s H1 fixed-asset and property investment fell 5.7 and 18.0 percent. | NBS ↗︎
- China's June unemployment fell 0.1 percentage point to 5.0 percent. | NBS ↗︎
- China's H1 social financing rose CNY20.84 trillion; M2 grew 8.0 percent y/y. | PBOC ↗︎
- Euro area industrial production fell 0.2 percent m/m and 1.2 percent y/y in May. | Eurostat ↗︎
July 14, 2026 PM
- Trump dropped the proposed 20 percent Hormuz cargo fee in favor of Gulf investment deals. | Truth Social ↗︎
- U.S. recorded a USD132.2 billion net TIC inflow in May. | Treasury ↗︎
- China targets a 17 percent CO2-intensity reduction from 2025 levels by 2030. | State Council ↗︎
- ECB selected 36 payment providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in 2027. | ECB ↗︎
- BoE Governor Bailey said inflation's return to the 2 percent target will take longer. | BoE ↗︎
- U.S. and UK issued recommendations on cross-border capital raising, supervision and tokenized finance. | Treasury ↗︎
- U.S. sanctioned more than 50 people, entities and vessels tied to Iran's Shamkhani network. | Treasury ↗︎
July 14, 2026 AM
- U.S. CPI fell 0.4 percent m/m in June; headline and core inflation eased to 3.5 and 2.6 percent. | BLS ↗︎
- U.S. real average hourly earnings rose 0.8 percent m/m in June. | BLS ↗︎
- U.S. small-business optimism rose 2.1 points to 97.4 in June. | NFIB ↗︎
- China's first-half trade rose 16.9 percent y/y to CNY25.47 trillion. | GAC ↗︎
- German wholesale prices rose 4.9 percent y/y but fell 0.7 percent m/m in June. | Destatis ↗︎
July 13, 2026 PM
- Fed Governor Waller said another hot core inflation reading could warrant near-term tightening. | Fed ↗︎
- Trump called the U.S. the “Hormuz Guardian” and proposed a 20 percent cargo fee. | Truth Social ↗︎
- India's June merchandise trade deficit widened to USD30.43 billion. | PIB ↗︎
- Russia's May merchandise trade surplus rose to USD14.2 billion. | Bank of Russia ↗︎
- Spanish construction production fell 11.9 percent y/y and 2.8 percent m/m in May. | INE ↗︎
- International arrivals to Canada rose 3.6 percent y/y to 5.5 million in June. | StatCan ↗︎
July 13, 2026 AM
- India inflation rose to 4.38 percent in June; food inflation reached 5.32 percent. | MoSPI ↗︎
- PBOC conducted CNY224 billion of seven-day reverse repos at 1.40 percent. | PBOC ↗︎
- Brent rose 2.3 percent to USD77.72; Korea's Kospi fell 9 percent. | AP ↗︎
- The U.S. and Iran each asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz. | AP ↗︎