UK Private Sector Grows the Slowest in 3-Months in April
Source: S&P Global The UK private sector slowed in April, with the activity index in services businesses hitting 57.6, a three-month low, and below 60.9 in the previous month. FTSE…
Eurozone Growth Hits a 7-Month High in April Amid Manufacturing Declines
(S&P Global) The Composite Output Index, gauging growth in the Eurozone, reached an index of 55.8 in April, a seven-month high and higher than 54.9 in March. Growth was mainly…
UK Retail Sales’ Weakness Continues ith a 1.4% Fall in March
(ONS) The UK recorded a 1.4% fall in retail sales volumes in March, accelerating from a decline of 0.5% the previous month. The largest contributor to the March decline in…
US Jobless Claims Fell by a Marginal 2,000 Last Week
Source: Department of Labor US jobless claims totaled 184,000 in the week ending April 16, down by 2,000 from the previous week. SPY is up +0.78%, DXY is down -0.08%.…
US Manufacturing Activity Weakens by 10 Points in April
(Philadelphia Fed) The diffusion index, gauging the current general activity in manufacturing in the US, fell by 10 points to 17.6, erasing most of the gains it made in March.…
Euro Area Annual Inflation Rises to 7.4% in March
(Eurostat) The annual inflation in the euro area was 7.4% in March, compared to 5.9% in February and 1.3% a year earlier. In the EU, the inflation hit 7.8% in…
Existing Home Sales Fall for the Second-Consecutive Month in March
(NAR) The existing home sales in the US fell by 2.7% in March from February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million. The fall in existing house sales…
US Mortgage Demand Falls as Rates Hit 5.2%, the Highest in 12 Years
(Reuters) The average rate on the US 30-day mortgage rose to 5.20% in the week that ended April 15, an uptick from 5.13% the prior week. The continued rise in…
Euro Area Posts a Trade Deficit of €7.6B in February 2022
(Eurostat) The international trade in goods deficit in the euro area was recorded at 7.6 billion euros in February 2022, compared to a surplus of 23.6 billion euros in the…
US Building Authorizations Surge in March Amid Rising Mortgage Costs
(Census Bureau) Total authorizations of privately-owned house units in the US were at an annual rate of 1.873 million in March, up by 0.4% from February. Following the March gains,…
Russia Says It Is Struggling Finding Forex Options as Global Freeze Mount
(Markets Insider) The Governor of Russian central bank Elvira Nabiullina has admitted that the country faces challenges getting foreign currency options due to the freeze of its global reserves. The…
US Builder Confidence Goes Lower Again in April as Rates Soar
(NAHB) The builder confidence in the US for newly constructed single-family homes plunged by two points to 77 in April. The decline was the fourth time in a row. The…
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