One-Liner News Wire — May 18, 2026 PM
Evening global macro one-liner news wire.
- US CPI rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in April, up from 3.3 percent. | BLS ↗
- US final-demand PPI rose 6.0 percent year-on-year in April, BLS reported. | BLS ↗
- US retail sales rose 0.5 percent month-on-month in April, Census reported. | US Census ↗
- US industrial production increased 0.7 percent month-on-month in April. | Federal Reserve ↗
- Euro area GDP increased 0.1 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q1, Eurostat reported. | Eurostat ↗
- Euro area inflation reached 3.0 percent in April, Eurostat flash estimate showed. | Eurostat ↗
- Euro area industrial production rose 0.2 percent month-on-month in March. | Eurostat ↗
- German GDP grew 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q1, Destatis reported. | Destatis ↗
- German inflation rose to 2.9 percent year-on-year in April. | Destatis ↗
- China industrial output rose 4.1 percent year-on-year in April, NBS reported. | NBS ↗
- China retail sales rose 0.2 percent year-on-year in April, NBS reported. | NBS ↗
- China real-estate investment fell 13.7 percent year-on-year during January-April. | NBS ↗
- China exports rose 11.3 percent year-on-year during January-April, NBS reported. | NBS ↗
- UK Bank Rate stayed at 3.75 percent after April MPC vote. | Bank of England ↗
- Japan Q1 GDP first preliminary estimate is scheduled for May 19. | Cabinet Office Japan ↗
- Taiwan exports expanded 39.0 percent year-on-year to USD 67.62 billion in April. | Taiwan MOF ↗
- Brazil IPCA inflation reached 0.67 percent month-on-month in April. | IBGE ↗
- EIA expected Brent crude prices around USD 106 per barrel in May-June. | EIA ↗