Asia Market Movers: Japan finance minister heads to G7 as energy costs and bond yields dominate

Friday, 15 May, 2026 News Japan finance minister heads to G7 as energy costs and bond yields dominate Japan's finance minister will attend the G7 meeting in France from May 17, flagging a flexible fiscal response to energy costs while noting rising global bond yields are likely to feature on the agend Central Banks Japan wholesale prices surge 4.9% as Iran war drives import cost spike Japan's wholesale prices rose 4.9% year-on-year in April, far above the 3.0% forecast, as Iran war-driven oil costs pushed import prices up 17.5% and naphtha surged 83.2% month-on-month. Summary: Japa Learn more News USTR Greer flags China ag deal progress but holds firm on tariff uncertainty USTR Greer said an agricultural deal worth double-digit billions is expected from the US-China summit, with China meeting soybean commitments, though no tariff rate commitment was offered. Summary: US Central Banks More from Fed's Barr - hasn't decided on what to do at June FOMC meeting Fed’s Barr: I haven’t decided on what to do at June FOMC meeting Trying to determine what energy shock will do to inflation over time We are not in recession but there’s been little job creation Impor Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7976 – Reuters estimate The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch News Japan April wholesale prices surge, PPI +4.9% y/y (expected +3%, prior +2.6%) Japan April 2026 PPI +4.9% y/y expected +3%, prior +2.6% yen-based import price index rose at its fastest pace y/y since December 2022 and +2.3% m/m prior +0.8% Just the data post, I'll have more to c Stock market update Ex-Google CEO Schmidt says cash, not energy, is the real limit on AI growth Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the true constraint on AI growth is capital, not energy, estimating 10 gigawatts of compute capacity could cost half a trillion dollars or more. Summary: Schmidt argued Central Banks Fed's Barr warns shrinking balance sheet via liquidity cuts risks stability Fed Governor Barr said lowering liquidity rules to shrink the Fed's balance sheet is misguided and would increase financial stability risks, arguing the current policy framework has served markets wel Learn more Central Banks More from Fed's Williams, sees no case for rate move as policy sits in good place Fed's Williams said monetary policy is in a good place and mildly restrictive, seeing no reason to raise or lower rates now, while flagging strong productivity growth and stable market conditions. Ear

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