Evening Update & Global News

Compiled by *RUDRA SHARES*

Vande Mataram

Friday, 26 June 2026

 

*INDIAN DATA*

As Indian Stock market closed today, so not providing Indian data.

 

*WORLD ECONOMY*

*Austria*

* Manufacturing Growth Slows to Four-Month Low.

 

*Australia*

* Australian fintech Airwallex raises $320 million at an $11 billion valuation and expands its AI finance push.

 

*Brazil*

* Current Account Deficit Lower Than Expected.

* Jobless Rate Eases in May.

 

*Canada*

* Wholesale Trade Expected to Fall in May.

 

*China*

* Current Account Surplus Widens to Q1 Record.

* Fiscal Spending Up 0.8% in January-May.

 

*El Salvador*

* Trade Deficit Largest on Record.

 

*European Union*

* European Commission opens antitrust probe into Sanofi's flu vaccine campaign.

* Euro Area Consumer Inflation Expectations Ease.

 

*Hungary*

* Current Account Surplus Smallest in 5 Years.

 

*India*

* One of India's largest gold exporters paid its Managing Director just $180 a month, investigators say.

 

*Iceland*

* Inflation Rate Edged Up.

 

*Italy*

* Manufacturing Confidence Improves in June.

* Consumer Morale Below Forecasts.

 

*Japan*

* Tokyo Core Inflation Hits 3-Month High.

 

*Macau*

* Trade Deficit Widens in May.

 

*Mexico*

* Trade Surplus Widens in May Despite Missing Forecasts.

 

*Norway*

* Retail Sales Post Biggest Drop in Nearly 2 Years.

 

*Philippines*

* Business Sentiment Less Pessimistic in May.

 

*Russia*

* 10-Year OFZ Bond Yield Tops 16%.

 

*Singapore*

* Manufacturing Output Below Forecasts.

 

*South Africa*

* 10-Year Bond Yield at Near 2-Week Low.

 

*Sweden*

* Consumer Morale Improves Slightly.

* Economic Sentiment Picks Up.

* Business Confidence Holds Firm in June.

* Household Lending Growth Edges Up to 3.1%.

* Producer Inflation Hits Highest Since 2023.

 

*United States*

*Economic Data*

* Treasury Yields Little Changed on Friday.

* Consumer Sentiment Revised Higher.

* 1-Year Inflation Outlook Unrevised in June.

* Goods Trade Gap Widens to a 14-Month High.

* Wholesale Inventories Rise More than Expected.

* 10-Year Treasury Yield Holds Decline.

* 30-Year Mortgage Rate Ticks Higher.

 

*Markets & Corporate*

* S&P 500 is little changed, with chip stocks weak after OpenAI IPO delay report.

* U.S. crude oil falls below $70, resuming losses after attack on a cargo ship near Oman.

* OpenAI and Anthropic face a new AI reality as companies shift from token-maximizing to efficiency.

* Anthropic's latest hiring spree reveals where it is building AI data centers next.

* Polymarket annualized revenue surpasses $1 billion six weeks after its U.S. exchange launch.

* Trump eases pressure on Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh as inflation tops 4%.

* Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham says Bitcoin will "dwindle away with a whimper."

 

*Middle East*

* Shipping traffic rebounds in the Strait of Hormuz, but fragile confidence threatens recovery.

* UN agency pauses Hormuz ship evacuation plan after the first vessel attack under the peace deal.

* Attack on a cargo ship near Oman raises fresh shipping concerns.

 

*Europe*

* Binance says some European clients may be affected after pulling its bid for a Greek license.

 

 

 

*Jai Hind*

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