One-Liner News Wire — May 21, 2026 PM
Evening global macro one-liner news wire.
- US initial jobless claims fell to 209,000 in week ending May 16. | US Department of Labor ↗
- US flash composite PMI held at 51.7 in May, S&P Global reported. | S&P Global ↗
- US flash manufacturing PMI rose to 55.3 in May, a 48-month high. | S&P Global ↗
- US working gas stocks increased 101 billion cubic feet last week. | EIA ↗
- Taiwan export orders rose 48.1 percent year-on-year to USD 87.5 billion. | Taiwan MOEA ↗
- South Korea producer-price index rose 2.5 percent month-on-month in April. | Xinhua ↗
- The S&P 500 index rose 0.2 percent to 7,445.72 on Thursday. | AP ↗
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6 percent to 50,285.66 Thursday. | AP ↗
- Brent crude dropped from USD 109 to below USD 103 Thursday. | AP ↗