Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Paul Dobson break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
In March 2024, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, lifting borrowing costs out of negative territory and calling time on decades of ultra-loose monetary policy as Japan emerged from a long period of entrenched deflation. At the time, inflation had been above the central bank’s 2 per cent target for 22 months. Fast forward to today, and inflationary pressures cont...
In March 2024, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, lifting borrowing costs out of negative territory and calling time on decades of ultra-loose monetary policy as Japan emerged from a long period of entrenched deflation. At the time, inflation had been above the central bank’s 2 per cent target for 22 months. Fast forward to today, and inflationary pressures continue to build. Although headline inflation fell to 1.3 per cent in February, this was because of the...
NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Rocket Lab ( RKLB ) said it successfully completed its second dedicated mission for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The “Kakushin Rising” mission launched from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and deployed eight spacecraft for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, including educational small satellites, an ocean-monitoring satellite, a ...
NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Rocket Lab ( RKLB ) said it successfully completed its second dedicated mission for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The “Kakushin Rising” mission launched from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and deployed eight spacecraft for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration Program, including educational small satellites, an ocean-monitoring satellite, a demonstration satellite for ultra-small multispectral cameras, and a deployable antenna packed tightly using origami folding techniques that can unfurl up to 25 times its size. Rocket Lab’s first dedicated JAXA mission took place in December 2025. “Kakushin Rising” was Rocket Lab’s eighth launch of the year and 87th overall. The company said upcoming 2026 missions include commercial Earth observation, space technology demonstrations, and national security launches. RKLB -1% premarket on Thursday. More on Rocket Lab USA Rocket Lab: A Buy Ahead Of SpaceX IPO Rocket Lab Enters Europe, Building A Full Defense Stack Rocket Lab: This Pullback Is A Buying Opportunity Rocket Lab officially enters Europe after closing on Mynaric deal Rocket Lab completes ATM equity program, sells shares in collared deals
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him, while officials in Tehran denied the executions had been planned and accused the US president of spreading falsehoods. “Very good news,” Trump said in a social media post a day after granting a unilateral ceasefire in the war started by the US and Israel on Febru...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him, while officials in Tehran denied the executions had been planned and accused the US president of spreading falsehoods. “Very good news,” Trump said in a social media post a day after granting a unilateral ceasefire in the war started by the US and Israel on February 28. Trump said four of the eight women would be released immediately and four would be sentenced...
Imported crude oil is unloaded at an oil terminal at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on April 22, 2026. Photo: VCG Since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict in February 2026, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent global energy markets into a tailspin. With crude prices whipsawing and supply chains choked, energy security and inflation have reemerged as the twin specters haunting the g...
Imported crude oil is unloaded at an oil terminal at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on April 22, 2026. Photo: VCG Since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict in February 2026, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent global energy markets into a tailspin. With crude prices whipsawing and supply chains choked, energy security and inflation have reemerged as the twin specters haunting the global economy. But a closer examination of how different nations consume energy reveals a starkly uneven landscape of vulnerability. The conventional wisdom — that the biggest importers suffer most — misses the mark. The true measure of a nation’s exposure lies in its energy mix and the efficiency of its inflation transmission.