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U.S. government takes equity stakes in nine quantum computing firms under $2 billion grant package
IBM emerges as top beneficiary securing $1 billion of the total funding package
Japan’s Q1 2026 real GDP expands 0.5 percent, marking an annualized 2.1 percent growth rate
Nominal gross domestic product increases 0.8 percent during the three-month period
U.S. Treasury yields return to 5 percent for the first time since 2007
Investors sell off government debt as Middle East conflict fuels inflation concerns
FAO warns food prices surge 1.6 percent in April, cuts 2026 wheat output forecast to 817 million tons
Cereals, rice follow oil surge; meat prices smash record
ECB Lagarde rejects eurozone stagflation fears despite rising growth, inflation risks
Baseline forecasts 0.9 percent 2026 expansion rates steady amid oil shock divergence
Japan signs $2.2 billion loans for projects under $550 billion U.S. investment pledge
The first three projects include an oil export facility in Texas, an industrial diamond plant and a natural gas-fired power plant
U.S. national debt surpasses 100 percent of GDP, hits 100.2 percent in March as it echos WWII highs
Public debt $31.27 trillion exceeds annual GDP record borrowing inaction
U.S. to offer 92.5 million barrels SPR crude loans to calm oil spike
IEA pact aims to ease biggest energy crisis as gasoline hits $4.30 record
EU-Mercosur trade deal takes effect, cuts tariffs and opens 700 million-consumer market for EU exports
The deal unlocks major trade gains
U.S. Q1 2026 GDP grows 2 percent, beats forecasts amid inflation and global headwinds
GDP accelerates amid energy shock
Bank of England holds rates at 3.75 percent citing energy uncertainty, elevated inflation risks
MPC 8-1 vote warns of rising U.K. inflation risks from oil shock
