German business climate improved in April, with the Business Climate Index rising by 0.2 percentage point from March to 86.9, beating expectations, the Institute for Economic Research (Ifo) revealed in its report on Thursday.The Current Assessment Index climbed by 0.7 points from the previous...
Consumer confidence in France improved slightly in April, as the overall indicator moved up from March's 91 to 92, the country's statistical office INSEE said in its report published on Thursday.The indicator for personal financial situation outlook remained at negative 11. The one referring to future...
Commercial crude oil inventories in the United States, not taking into account those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, were up by 0.2 million barrels to 443.1 million barrels in the week ending April 18, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed in its report on Wednesday.The country's...
New single-family home sales in the United States grew by 7.4% in March compared to February, amounting to 724,000, according to a report by the Census Bureau on Wednesday. Sales of new houses improved by 6% from March 2024.At the end of March, there were 503,000 new houses for sale,...
The United States PMI Composite Output Index, which accounts for both services and manufacturing business activity, came in at 51.2 in April, declining from 53.5 recorded in March and hitting a 16-month low, S&P Global revealed in its preliminary report on Wednesday.The Flash US Services Business...
Mortgage applications in the United States observed a weekly plunge of 12.7% in the seven days ending April 18, the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey published on Wednesday showed.Week-on-week, the Market Index decreased from 267.5 to 233.5. The...
The international trade surplus in goods in the Eurozone stood at €24 billion in February, rising from January's revised figure of €0.8 billion and from a surplus of €21.7 billion registered in February 2024, Eurostat revealed in its report on Wednesday. The surplus in the entire European Union in the...
Construction output in the Eurozone saw a monthly decline of 0.5% in February, the European Commission's statistical office Eurostat said in its report published on Wednesday. In the European Union, the figure decreased by 0.4%. Compared to the same month the year before, it rose by 0.2% in the...
Business activity in the United Kingdom dropped into contraction territory in April, according to a preliminary report by S&P Global on Wednesday. The composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) plummeted to 48.2 in April from 51.5 in March, the lowest figure since November 2022. The...
The Flash Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index, which measures the services and manufacturing business activity in the region, stood at 50.1 in April, falling from March's figure of 50.9 and hitting a 4-month low, according to a preliminary report published by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial...
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