Canada's Core CPI Rose By 0.2% Month-over-month In April, Unchanged From The Previous Reading Of 0.2%

Canada's Annual Core CPI Rate In April Was 2.1%, Down From The Previous Reading Of 2.5%

Canada's April CPI Annual Rate Was 2.8%, Below The Expected 3.1% And Up From The Previous Reading Of 2.40%

The Central Bank Of Russia Reported That Household Inflation Expectations For May Were 13.0%, Up From 12.9% In April

According To Iran's Mehr News Agency, An Earthquake Measuring 4.6 On The Richter Scale Struck Lorestan Province In Northern Iran

Market News: NATO Has Confirmed That A Romanian F-16 Fighter Jet From NATO's Baltic Air Police Mission Shot Down A Drone In Estonian Airspace

G7 Finance Ministers' Statement: We Reaffirm Our Intention To Deepen And Expand Cooperation In Key Mineral Supply Chains

Italian Finance Minister Giorgietti: Italy Is Negotiating With The EU On Budget Flexibility

The U.S. State Department Strongly Advises U.S. Citizens Not To Travel To The Democratic Republic Of Congo, South Sudan, Or Uganda For Any Reason And To Reconsider Travel To Rwanda Due To The Ebola Outbreak

G7 Finance Ministers' Statement: We Reiterate That Russia's Sovereign Assets Within Our Jurisdiction Will Remain Frozen Until Russia Ends The Conflict And Pays Reparations

The Baltic Dry Index Fell 1.23% To 3054 Points

As Of May 15, Canada's National Economic Confidence Index Stood At 51.9, Compared With The Previous Reading Of 51

According To A Reuters Survey, 48 Out Of 101 Economists (compared With 71 Out Of 103 In The April Poll) Said The Federal Reserve Will Cut Interest Rates At Least Once This Year

G7 Finance Ministers' Statement: They Will Continue To Closely Monitor The Impact Of The Situation On Global Economic Growth And Financial Market Conditions

The G7 Finance Ministers Issued A Statement Saying They Will Continue To Closely Monitor The Impact Of The Events On Global Economic Growth And Financial Market Conditions

According To A Reuters Survey, 49 Out Of 101 Economists (compared With 30 Out Of 103 In The April Poll) Said The Federal Reserve Will Keep The Federal Funds Rate In The Range Of 3.50%–3.75% Through The End Of This Year

G7 Finance Ministers Issued A Statement Declaring That Reopening The Strait Of Hormuz Is Imperative And That They Remain Committed To Maintaining Energy Market Stability