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Euro zone yields edge up as traders await economic data
German spending briefly back in focusTraders await US economic data for directionEuro zone inflation data due from Tuesday LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bonds edged higher on Monday, as the unusual absence of U.S. tariff-related headlines left investors waiting for direction...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
European gas prices slide to 9-month lows – ING
In gas, natural gas prices in Europe extended declines for a fourth straight session and fell around 4.9% day-on-day at one point in time to trade below EUR32/MWh (the lowest since July) on Friday, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.Fxstreet
Mon, Apr 28
Inflation expectations among US consumers – Commerzbank
It is looking less and less likely that the dramatic rise in long-term inflation expectations among US consumers, as measured by the University of Michigan for the second month in a row, is actually a random outlier – a measurement error. Fed Chair Jay Powell recently dismissed it as such.Fxstreet
Mon, Apr 28
EXCLUSIVE-Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs
Sellers are reluctant to commit to Prime Day discounts amid tariffsSome are decreasing deals for Prime Day or pulling out altogetherThird-party sellers accounted for 62% of units sold on Amazon in Q4By Arriana McLymore, Greg BensingerNEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O Prime Day is lo...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
US aviation industry slammed by tariffs, seeks exemptions
Bookings have slowed, airlines have cut flightsUS aviation sector actually enjoys trade surplus With travel slowdown, airlines unwilling to pay tariff costsBy Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. aviation industry, reeling from President Donald Trump's trade war and a slu...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
BREAKINGVIEWS-Trump’s low pain threshold limits economic damage
By Hugo Dixon TINOS, Greece, April 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump has shown he has a low pain threshold. The U.S. president seems happy to bully those he considers weak. He does not seem so relaxed when there is a strong counter-reaction, especially from financial markets.This is mildl...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
Tariff policy risks empty shelves in the US – Commerzbank
The US president continues to insist that China's president recently called him. The Chinese side denies this. And the US Treasury Secretary also refuses to confirm it. We have long since entered a world in which a Chinese ministerial official can be trusted more than the US President.Fxstreet
Mon, Apr 28
World Bank expects six Western Balkan economies to grow 3.2% collectively in 2025
SARAJEVO, April 28 (Reuters) - Economic growth in the six Western Balkans countries is projected to moderately slow in 2025 due to weaker external demand and global economic uncertainty, the World Bank said in a bi-annual report made public on Monday.Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedo...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
Japan supermarket rice prices up for 16th straight week, imports seen jumping
TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, despite the government's release of the staple grain from its emergency stockpile to lower prices. In the week to April 20, prices ro...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
ANALYSIS-China holds off on new stimulus, shows composure in US trade war
Politburo does not flag any additional deficit spendingChina wants to project confidence in its economyOfficials ready to deploy more stimulus later, advisers saySize of extra stimulus depends on how trade war goesBy Kevin Yao BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) - China has advanced this year's stimu...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
Preview of Trump’s First Economic Report Card: U.S. Q1 2025 GDP May Signal Official Recession
TradingKey - April 30, 2025, marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, and the market will also receive the first economic report card of the Trump 2.0 administration—U.S. Q1 2025 GDP. Wall Street analysts widely predict that GDP growth will slow sharply to near-zero...TradingKey
Mon, Apr 28
Euro zone yields edge up as traders await economic data
LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bonds edged higher on Monday, as the unusual absence of U.S. tariff-related headlines left investors waiting for direction from economic data due later in the week. Germany's 10-year yield rose nearly 2 basis points to 2.49%, but was still near t...Reuters
Mon, Apr 28
EUR/INR: Indian Rupee cross rates mixed at the start of the European session
Indian Rupee (INR) crosses trade mixed at the start of Monday, according to FXStreet data. The Euro (EUR) to the Indian Rupee changes hands at 96.56, with the EUR/INR pair declining from its previous close at 97.03.Fxstreet
Mon, Apr 28
