South Africa’s March trade surplus narrowed to 31.87B rand, down 5.05B from February’s 36.92B.
Brent crude jumped to USD 124–126 amid Iran tensions, US naval blockade, fueling supply disruption fears and inflation.
USD/JPY fell to 159.50 after 160.73 peak, as Japan intervention warnings triggered yen strength despite hawkish Fed.
Eurozone Q1 GDP missed forecasts; April inflation topped estimates while core eased, as Fed held rates.
Greece’s retail sales climbed 4.6% year-on-year in February, slightly above January’s revised 4.5% growth rate.
Italy’s EU-harmonised consumer price index climbed 1.7% in April, beating the 1.3% forecast by 0.4 points.
Italy’s April CPI rose 2.8% year-on-year, exceeding the 2.6% forecast by 0.2 percentage points.
Italy’s EU-harmonised CPI climbed 2.9% year-on-year in April, surpassing forecasts of 2.5% for the period.
Eurozone harmonised consumer prices rose 3% year-on-year in April, slightly above the 2.9% forecast.
Greece’s March producer prices rose 8.3% year-on-year, reversing a 1.7% decline previously, marking higher inflation.
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