Author: Global Macro News Desk

Donald Trump turning 80 and the emergence of some objections to his policies from within the Republican Party have sparked a “lame duck” debate.

Google has provided a $35 billion financing guarantee to support data center investments for AI company Anthropic.

Recent expectations of interest rate hikes and rising bond yields are making it costly to hold gold.

The CEO of Vale, one of the world’s largest metal producers, assessed the current state of the metal markets.

Apple unveiled its highly anticipated Siri AI at the WWDC 2026 event, but it failed to live up to expectations.

Russia is reportedly planning to increase refinery operations in June while reducing crude oil exports in order to prevent potential fuel supply shortages in the domestic market. According to sources familiar with the matter, Russia aims to increase processing capacity as refineries across the country complete maintenance work. Preliminary data suggests that crude oil shipments through Russia’s major western export terminals—Primorsk Port, Ust-Luga Port, and Novorossiysk Port—are expected to decline from approximately 2.5 million barrels per day to 1.7 million barrels per day. Sources say that this decline stems not only from increased refinery demand but also from a drop…

Analysts argue that, despite the decline, the latest nonfarm payroll data does not signal the end of the bull market in U.S. markets.

Following Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Iran launched missile strikes against Israel today. The strikes were intercepted by air defense systems.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is in South Korea to discuss various partnerships in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.

Donald Trump said that the release of Iranian assets would depend on Iran’s behavior following the agreement.