One-Liner News Wire — May 20, 2026 PM
Evening global macro one-liner news wire.
- Fed minutes showed one participant preferred a 25 basis-point April rate cut. | Federal Reserve ↗
- Fed participants flagged persistent inflation could require additional policy firming. | Federal Reserve ↗
- Bank Indonesia raised its BI-Rate to 5.25 percent on May 20. | Bank Indonesia ↗
- US commercial crude inventories fell 7.9 million barrels last week. | EIA ↗
- Brent crude fell 5.6 percent to USD 105.02 per barrel. | AP ↗
- The US 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.57 percent Wednesday. | AP ↗
- The S&P 500 rose 1.1 percent to 7,432.97 Wednesday. | AP ↗
- Average UK private rents rose 3.5 percent year-on-year in April. | ONS ↗
- Average UK house prices were unchanged year-on-year in March. | ONS ↗