A Spokesperson For The French Foreign Ministry Stated That Europe Should Avoid Focusing Excessively On "who Will Act As Mediator" And Instead Concentrate More On The Substantive Content Of The Mediation With Russia

German Finance Minister Klinger: It Is Necessary To Mobilize Private Investment, And The EU Capital Markets Union Is Crucial For This

The South African Rand Fell After The Central Bank Raised Its Repurchase Rate

Nick Timiraos, Known As The 'Fed's Megaphone': Housing-related Prices Remained Strong In April, Rising By 0.53%, Pushing The Year-over-year Increase From 3.0% In March To 3.2%. The Index Stood At 4.2% In April 2025

Four Members Of The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee Supported A 25-basis-point Rate Hike, While Two Others Advocated Keeping Rates Unchanged

The South African Reserve Bank Raised Its Policy Rate By 25 Basis Points To 7.00%, In Line With Expectations

"Fed Mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos: U.S. Core Goods Prices Rose 0.3% Month-over-month (equivalent To A 3.7% Annualized Pace) And 2.8% Year-over-year. Were It Not For The Post‑pandemic Inflation Surge Of 2021–2022, This Would Represent The Largest Year-over-year Increase In Decades

The South African Reserve Bank Projects GDP Growth Of 1.2% In 2026 (previous Estimate 1.4%) And 1.7% In 2027

Russia's Central Bank Gold And Foreign Exchange Reserves Stood At USD 753.8 Billion For The Week Ending May 22, Down From USD 768.9 Billion Previously

US Treasury Secretary Bessenter: Sanctions Have Been Imposed On Iran's Persian Gulf Straits Authority

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: The U.S. Treasury Department Continues Its Economic Strikes Against The Iranian Regime. Iranian Troops Are Not Being Paid, Police Are Not On Duty, And Kharg Island Has Been Closed

New York Fed President Williams Refrained From Commenting On The Near-term Monetary Policy Outlook