Weekly Archive: 2026-W30
July 21, 2026 AM
- Korea’s July 1–20 exports rose 52.3 percent y/y; semiconductor exports surged 180.6 percent. | Korea Customs ↗︎
- New Zealand CPI rose 1.5 percent q/q and 4.1 percent y/y in Q2. | Stats NZ ↗︎
- UK unemployment was 4.9 percent in March-May; regular pay rose 3.4 percent y/y. | ONS ↗︎
- UK public borrowing fell GBP7.9 billion y/y to GBP16.0 billion in June. | ONS ↗︎
- Euro area government debt rose to 88.9 percent of GDP in Q1 from 87.7 percent. | Eurostat ↗︎
- Iran's interior minister met Pakistani mediators as U.S.-Iran attacks continued for a 10th day. | AP ↗︎
July 20, 2026 PM
- Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on most Canadian goods, effective in 30 days. | AP ↗︎
- Canada's inflation slowed to 2.8 percent in June from 3.2 percent. | Statistics Canada ↗︎
- U.S. leading economic index fell 0.2 percent in June, partially reversing April-May gains. | Conference Board ↗︎
- Two ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz; one remained ablaze off Oman. | AP ↗︎
- Houthis announced a maritime blockade on Saudi shipping between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. | AP ↗︎
- S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent; Brent rose 1.3 percent to USD89.22. | AP ↗︎
July 20, 2026 AM
- U.S. struck suspected missile sites near Tabriz; Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait. | AP ↗︎
- Andy Burnham became UK prime minister after meeting King Charles. | AP ↗︎
- China held one- and five-year LPRs at 3.0 and 3.5 percent. | China Money ↗︎
- German producer prices rose 1.8 percent y/y and fell 0.3 percent m/m in June. | Destatis ↗︎
- Euro area construction output rose 0.4 percent m/m and 1.2 percent y/y in May. | Eurostat ↗︎
- Korea's Kospi fell 4.5 percent amid an AI-chip selloff. | AP ↗︎
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 ↗︎