US import prices rose 1.9% in May from April, according to official government data released June 16, 2026, matching the revised increase recorded the prior month. The reading came in well above market forecasts of a 1% gain, with year-on-year import price inflation reaching …
US housing starts fell to their lowest level in six years in May 2026, declining 15.4% from a revised April pace of 1.39 million to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.18 million. The figure missed market expectations of approximately 1.43 million by a …
US building permits decreased 0.7% in May 2026 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of approximately 1.41 million, according to official government data released June 16, 2026. The reading came in below market expectations for 1.42 million and followed a revised April rate of …
US export prices advanced 1.2% in May 2026 from the prior month, according to official government data released June 16, extending a run of consecutive monthly gains to six, the longest such streak since January. The reading followed an upwardly revised 3.5% increase in …
US equities saw a sharp split between speculative gainers and event-driven losers on June 16, 2026. Small and micro-cap stocks dominated both sides of the market, with outsized moves in biotechnology, fintech, restaurants, apparel and chemicals.
US Treasury yields declined to their lowest levels in a month on Tuesday, as the combination of falling oil prices and reduced geopolitical risk following the Strait of Hormuz reopening announcement reduced the safe-haven bid that had supported duration assets during the most acute …
WTI crude oil prices tumbled more than 5% to $75.54 per barrel on Tuesday, with front-month NYMEX futures falling 5.45% to $76.35, as oil markets rapidly unwound the geopolitical risk premium built up during months of Middle East conflict on expectations that Gulf energy …
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz is expected to be fully operational by Friday following the conclusion of the US-Iran peace agreement, though reporting from shipping and energy industry sources indicates that restoring commercial traffic to pre-conflict levels will require …
US forces intercepting shadow-fleet oil tankers operating in contravention of Iranian sanctions have found sophisticated surveillance and communications equipment aboard seized vessels, a discovery that has materially altered the intelligence community's assessment of the dark fleet's purpose and the level of state involvement in …
The US Department of War has partnered with Phoenix Tailings, a rare earth processing startup, to establish a $1 billion initiative targeting the construction of domestic rare earth element processing capacity, addressing what defense and clean energy supply chain experts have identified as the …