The OPEC oil basket traded at USD 105.8 per barrel on average in April, down 6.8% from the prior month....
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Saudi Arabia: Oil prices decline in April, but remain at near-decade highs nonetheless -
Netherlands: Business confidence rises in April Business confidence rose from 8.7 in March to 10.8 in April. Consequently, the index moved further above the neutral zero-threshold,... -
Spain: Retail sales tank in March Retail sales plunged 5.5% year-on-year in March (February: +1.7% yoy). The reading reflected a broad-based deterioration across the major sectors,... -
United Kingdom: House prices rise at a softer, but still robust, pace in April According to the Nationwide Building Society, house prices expanded 0.3% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in April, which followed March’s 1.1%... -
Switzerland: KOF Economic Barometer rises into optimistic territory in April The KOF Economic Barometer rose to 101.7 in April from March’s 99.2. Consequently, the index moved above the long-term average... -
Switzerland: Retail sales record largest decline in over one year in March, but underlying momentum is solid Retail sales dived 6.6% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms in March, which contrasted February’s 12.5% increase. March’s outturn marked the worst... -
Belgium: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q4 2020 in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth ebbed to 0.3% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, from... -
Slovenia: Inflation rises in April Consumer prices rose by 2.56% in April over the previous month, compared to March’s 1.11% decline. April’s result marked the... -
Germany: Economy returns to growth in Q1, but storm clouds have gathered on the horizon The economy rebounded in the opening quarter of the year, with GDP increasing 0.2% quarter on quarter on a seasonally-... -
Canada: GDP growth picks up in February; flash estimate points to solid growth in March The economy expanded 1.1% on a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis in February, marking the fastest reading since March 2021 (January: 0.2%...