One-Liner News Wire — May 22, 2026 AM
Morning global macro one-liner news wire.
- Japan core CPI rose 1.4 percent year-on-year in April. | Statistics Bureau Japan ↗
- UK retail sales volumes fell 1.3 percent month-on-month in April. | ONS ↗
- UK public borrowing reached GBP 24.3 billion in April, ONS reported. | ONS ↗
- German Q1 exports rose 3.3 percent quarter-on-quarter, Destatis reported. | Destatis ↗
- German Q1 government consumption rose 1.1 percent quarter-on-quarter. | Destatis ↗
- Germany's Ifo Business Climate Index rose to 84.9 in May. | Ifo Institute ↗