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• L'Indice dei Prezzi alla Produzione (PPI) per la domanda finale è aumentato dell'1,4% nell'aprile 2026, secondo il Bureau of Labor Statistics, con prezzi in crescita del 6,0% nel periodo di 12 mesi. • I servizi per la domanda finale sono avanzati dell'1,2%, mentre i beni per la domanda finale sono aumentati del 2,0%, evidenziando una divergenza nelle pressioni dei prezzi tra i diversi settori economici. • I dati PPI di aprile segnalano pressioni inflazionistiche persistenti nei prezzi a livello di produttore, che spesso precedono l'aumento dei prezzi al consumo e influenzano le decisioni di politica monetaria della Federal Reserve.

• Il numero di operazioni di IPO negli Stati Uniti è aumentato del 36% rispetto al trimestre precedente e del 78% su base annua nel Q1 2026, con i valori delle transazioni in crescita del 91% rispetto al Q1 2025, ma stabili rispetto al Q4 2025. • Le prime 10 IPO hanno totalizzato oltre 6 miliardi di dollari, guidate da Forgent Power Solutions con 1,74 miliardi di dollari nel settore industriale, seguita da Janus Living con 966 milioni di dollari nel settore immobiliare. • Il settore sanitario ha dominato con il 40% del volume delle principali IPO, tra cui Minimed Group, Generate Biomedicines, Eikon Therapeutics e Aktis Oncology; il settore industriale ha occupato tre posizioni.

• Alibaba Cloud introduced a new multimodal agent suite, Tongyi AgentStudio, on May 8, 2026, embedding vision, speech, and document‑processing capabilities into a single enterprise‑oriented platform. • The suite supports up to 128 concurrent tool calls per session and can autonomously manage procurement, HR ticketing, and multi‑cloud cost‑optimization workflows, with early pilots at Chinese banks reporting a 32% reduction in internal‑service turnaround time. • Alibaba says Tongyi AgentStudio is now priced at $1.20 per million input tokens for large‑enterprise contracts, below the rate of comparable Western agents, reinforcing its strategy of undercutting global cloud rivals.

Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rival Elections 2026 – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesUK government borrowing costs fell and the pound rose on Friday as Keir Starmer vowed to remain as prime minister despite the Labour party losing hundreds of council seats across England.Investors calculated that some of the intense pressure on Starmer’s leadership had eased, as Labour appeared on track for a smaller losses than election experts had predicted. Continue reading...

• India's manufacturing PMI increased to 54.7 in April from 53.9 in March, indicating continued expansion in the sector despite external headwinds. • The uptick reflects strong demand and production growth, though inflationary pressures have intensified due to ongoing Middle East geopolitical tensions affecting commodity prices. • A PMI above 50 signals economic expansion, and the improvement suggests Indian manufacturers are maintaining resilience in production activity and order books.

BEV sales jumped nearly 60% in April, taking total electric car registrations to more than 2m, says SMMTBusiness live – latest updatesA recent jump in electric car sales in the UK is likely to be “tempered” by worries over rising inflation and energy prices caused by the Iran war, a leading industry body has warned.New car sales in the UK rose by 24% year on year to 149,247 in April, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Continue reading...

Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increaseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProperty investor borrowing rose at its fastest rate in a decade in March, according to the Reserve Bank, despite higher interest rates and speculation about property tax changes.Owner-occupier loan growth slowed under the weight of growing mortgage costs but investor lending is continuing its record surge. Continue reading...

• Infosys reported Q4 net profit up 21% to Rs 8,501 crore, though shares fell 3.6% on weak revenue guidance. • IT sector faces pressure from BFSI weakness and higher costs, impacting peers like Cyient. • Results highlight mixed quarterly outcomes in tech amid global demand shifts.