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European equities open firmer to start the day
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– Eurostoxx +0.5%
– Germany DAX +0.9%
– France CAC 40 +0.5%
– UK FTSE +0.4%
– Spain IBEX +0.4%
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Spain Q1 preliminary GDP -5.2% vs -4.3% q/q expected
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– (Q4) +0.4%
– GDP -4.1% vs -3.2% y/y expected
– Prior (Q4) +1.8%
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Spain April preliminary CPI -0.7% vs -0.6% y/y expected
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– 0.0%
– CPI +0.3% vs +0.2% m/m expected
– Prior -0.4%
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Merkel’s chief of staff says social distancing will certainly be extended until 10 May
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France March consumer spending -17.9% vs -5.8% m/m expected
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– Prior -0.1%; revised to -0.5%
– Consumer spending -18.1% vs -6.0% y/y expected
– Prior -0.6%; revised to -1.1%
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France April preliminary CPI +0.4% vs +0.2% y/y expected
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– +0.7%
– CPI +0.1% vs -0.2% m/m expected
– Prior +0.1%
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Inflation slows further this month, but not by as much as expected, as weaker energy prices continue to take a toll on price pressures across the globe.
Switzerland March retail sales -5.6% vs +0.3% y/y prior
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– +0.3%
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Retail sales activity takes an unprecedented plunge in Switzerland amid the virus outbreak and lockdown restrictions taken up, limiting business and consumption activity. It is pretty much a similar case for every country in the wake
Airline industry post COVID19: Up and up and away?
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It is no surprise that airlines have been struggling. Tourism, business, and travel to see friends and relatives has all been reduced due to COVID19. However, will airlines simply bounce back in our post viral landscape, whatever that looks like? Here is a look at the New York Stock Exchange ARCA Airline Index, which
Nikkei 225 closes higher by 2.14% at 20,193.69
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US futures are up by around 0.7% currently, leading to better risk tones as we begin European trading. In the currencies space, sentiment is more mixed but the dollar remains tepid after a slight fall in overnight trading.
Germany March retail sales -5.6% vs -8.0% m/m expected
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– +1.2%; revised to +0.8%
– Retail sales -2.8% vs -4.8% y/y expected
– Prior +6.4%; revised to +6.5%
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France Q1 preliminary GDP -5.8% vs -4.0% q/q expected
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– (Q4) -0.1%
– GDP -5.4% vs -3.6% y/y expected
– Prior (Q4) +0.9%
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Breaking down the numbers, it is pretty much an awful quarter as household spending declined by 6.1% while business investment fell by 11.4% relative to Q4 2019.