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In April 2026, compared with March 2026, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2026, retail trade volume grew by 0.8% in the euro area and by 1.1% in the EU. In April 2026, compared with April ...

It is a pleasure to be here in Aix-en-Provence to mark the launch of Essenti'Elles Santé for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Today is about the women who are shaping healthcare in this region. For most of history, societies have been readier to raise women up as symbols than to let them lead. We do not have to look far for an example. Aix’s most famous ...

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock expects inflation to increase further in the short term. RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA’S BULLOCK SAYS ECONOMIC DATA SINCE MAY HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DEVIATED FROM FORECASTS. ... Just in | RBA Governor Bullock notes early signs of tightening effects, with full impact expected in 1 to 2 years. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock says inflation remains too high and the board will act to achieve its mandate of price stability and full employment.

As Kevin Warsh takes over as chair of the Federal Reserve, investors and financial media outlets are looking closely for any hints at how his appointment will impact monetary policy. One series of comments Warsh made while testifying to Congress back in April as a nominee has been getting more attention in recent weeks, following some high inflation ...

the German service sector in May, reflecting a backdrop of subdued demand and elevated cost pressures, the latest PMI® survey results showed. Positively, the rate of contraction eased and firms' expectations for activity over the next 12 months rebounded from April's low. The headline S&P Global Germany Services PMI® Business Activity Index is based on a ...

Key statistics: The Australian economy rose 0.3% in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures. • In nominal terms, GDP rose 0.6%. • The terms of trade rose 1.1%. • Household saving to income ratio fell to 6.2% from 7.0%. Unless otherwise stated all figures are in seasonally adjusted, chain volume measures. The reference year for chain volume measures is ...

In the past number of weeks, we've been opining on long-dated real rates as a factor of significance for bond markets. Primarily, here. There is a link, even if seemingly tenuous, with the ongoing technical and productivity revolution being discounted in the risk asset space. It's not easy to glean this from the ups and downs in bond yields through business ...

Fed's Chair Warsh names two conservative policy veterans as interim advisers, Paul Winfree and Daniel Heil, who are to work as temporary contractors to support policy analysis and planning - WSJ citing Source. New: Kevin Warsh has tapped two outside associates as advisers—in as temporary contractors for now. Both are budget policy specialists, and one wrote the Fed chapter of Project 2025, which endorsed a radical restructuring of the central bank.

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.2% in May 2026, up from 3.0% in April according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in May (10.9%, compared with 10.8% in April), followed by services (3.5%, ...

Panel Discussion : The Role of Central Banks in a New Digital Economy Moderator Robert M. Townsend , Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Panelists : Neel Kashkari , President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Tuomas Välimäki , Member of the Board, Bank of Finland Dániel Palotai , Deputy ...