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Surprise drop in US March CPI
The most widely-followed measure of the cost of living in the States took economists by surprise in March, falling back sharply amid an unusually synchronised drop in many categories, albeit mirroring inflation outturns in China and Europe, economists said.
US close: Traders play it safe, buying volatility on the cheap
Initial gains on Wall Street proved short-lived, with what few remaining traders there were focused on hedging their risk ahead of the long holiday weekend - the US president permitting.
US retail sales miss forecasts in March, but underlying measure at eight-month high
Retail sales in the US fell short of forecasts for March, although some economists were wary about reading too much into the data.
Asian markets drop amid tensions on Korean peninsula
Asian markets retreated amid reports that a North Korean official had threatened to "go to War" if provoked by the US, which the day before had used its largest non-nuclear bomb ever against underground tunnels used by IS fighters in Afghanistan.