International Economic
Bigger-than-expected gain in ISM factory sector PMI for March
US manufacturing sector activity picked up a tad more than envisaged last month, according to the results of the most widely-followed gauge of conditions in the sector.
Erdogan receives election blow as AKP lose control of capital
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party has lost control of Ankara for the first time in 16 years after local elections on Sunday.
US retail sales volumes dip unexpectedly in February
US retail sales volumes dipped unexpectedly last month, amid a sharp drop in sales of building materials, although the prior month's reading was revised sharply upwards.
Downside surprise in euro area March CPI
Euro area consumer prices surprised to the downside last month amid broad-based declines, although some economists were expecting inflation to bounce back during the following month.
Euro area unemployment steady at 7.8% in February
The rate of euro area unemployment was steady last month and at its lowest level since October 2008.
German manufacturing slips deeper into recession, PMI at 80-month low
Germany’s manufacturing industry slipped deeper into recession in the first quarter of 2018 as worries about Brexit, trade tensions and the weakening global economy hit sales.
China Caixin factory PMI surprises to the upside in March, economists cautious
Chinese manufacturing activity bounced back last month, according to one of the most closely-followed surveys of activity in the sector, but economists appeared to be wary of sounding the 'all clear'.