Eurozone investor confidence improved further in April as the threat posed by the energy crisis proved to be less severe than feared, survey results from the behavioral research institute Sentix showed Thursday.
Elsewhere, official data showed that retail sales in the currency bloc declined in February reflecting the weakness in food and non-food turnover, suggesting little contribution to economic growth from consumer spending in the first quarter.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.