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According to a Moody's Investors Service study, China’s oil demand is expected to peak within the next 3–5 years. Meanwhile, India will maintain its lead in global energy consumption growth through 2030.

Amid some relaxation of global trade tensions, the gold market is experiencing a relatively mild correction. The price of the main precious metal has fallen from last month's highs, but is still above the support level of $3,300 per ounce.

Members of the European Central Bank (ECB) expressed confidence in inflation returning to the target level in the medium term, according to the regulator's report on its April meeting. Thus, disinflationary trends are likely to prevail in the region in the near future.

The US central bank could ease monetary conditions in the second half of 2025 if the Trump administration's tariffs on key trading partners stabilize at around 10%. This point of view was shared by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller

According to data reported by Bloomberg Intelligence, European companies across the majority of sectors increased sales and improved margins in the first quarter of this year. Overall earnings growth amounted to 5% year-on-year, beating the consensus forecast of a 1.5% decline.

Bloomberg reports that OPEC+ is eyeing a third consecutive hike in oil production for July. The proposal on the table includes an increase of 411,000 barrels per day, which is three times greater than the initial plan.

Nearly two-thirds of Japanese companies have expressed support for temporarily halting the central bank's interest rate hikes. They believe that the current rate policy under US President Donald Trump is exacerbating pressure on the earnings of international firms.

According to Morgan Stanley analysts, the US Fed will keep interest rates in the 4.25–4.50% range for the rest of this year as inflation remains the regulator's key concern. Fed officials left borrowing costs unchanged at the May meeting.

As ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said, the new US tariffs pose risks of higher inflation in the medium term, despite their short-term disinflationary effect. This justifies the need for an early pause in the rate-cutting cycle.

According to the Bank of America specialists, the US stock market is showing signs of a probable decline in the near future. As the experts believe, it will create an opportunity to purchase the S&P 500.