The S&P 500 surged 0.81% to a record 7,259.22 on Tuesday, May 5, after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the US-Iran ceasefire “certainly holds,” sending WTI crude down 3.9% to $102.27 and Brent down 4.0% to $109.87. The Reserve Bank of Australia hiked 25 basis points to 4.35%, the first G10 rate increase since […] The post Global Economy Briefing — May 6, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.