One-Liner News Wire — May 19, 2026 PM
Evening global macro one-liner news wire.
- Canada CPI rose 2.8 percent year-on-year in April, Statistics Canada reported. | Statistics Canada ↗
- Canada CPI excluding gasoline rose 2.0 percent year-on-year in April. | Statistics Canada ↗
- Canada gasoline prices rose 28.6 percent year-on-year in April. | Statistics Canada ↗
- UK unemployment reached 5.0 percent in January-March 2026, ONS reported. | ONS ↗
- UK vacancies fell by 28,000 to 705,000 in February-April. | ONS ↗
- UK regular earnings grew 3.4 percent year-on-year in January-March. | ONS ↗
- UNCTAD projected global growth slowing from 2.9 percent in 2025 to 2.6 percent in 2026. | UNCTAD ↗
- UNCTAD projected merchandise trade growth slowing to 1.5-2.5 percent in 2026. | UNCTAD ↗
- RBA forecast headline inflation peaking at 4.8 percent in Q2 2026. | RBA ↗
- RBA said Australian petrol prices rose 36 percent at their peak. | RBA ↗
- US 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.61 percent on May 18. | Federal Reserve ↗
- S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent on May 19, its third consecutive decline. | AP ↗