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April 28, 2026
Despite spiking gasoline prices, U.S. consumer confidence showed an improvement in April. Consumer confidence index crept up to 92.8 in April from 92.2 in March.
Consumer confidence edged up in April but overall little changed, despite material concern about rising gasoline prices as the war in the Middle East prompted a surge in crude oil prices. 04/28/2026 - 10:18:00 (RTTNews)
Euro traded at 1.1712 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
Eurozone banks plan to tighten credit standards in the second quarter amid geopolitical tensions, energy developments, and higher funding costs. Loan approval criteria for enterprises, households for house purchases, and consumer credit were tightened in the first quarter, driven by higher perceived risks and lower risk tolerance. Banks also intend to tighten the conditions in the second quarter.
The perceived risks to the economic outlook and lower risk tolerance of banks were the main contributing factors, with banks suggesting a dedicated open-ended question that geopolitical and energy developments exerted tightening pressure. Further, banks reported a slight net fall in demand for loans or credit lines to firms in the first quarter. Demand for housing loans was unchanged, and demand for consumer credit and other lending to households declined strongly.
European Central Bank (ECB) said nearly half of euro area banks use securitization to grant new loans, manage credit risk, and enhance liquidity and funding, relying on non-bank financial entities to purchase securitized loans. 04/28/2026 - 08:26:00 (RTTNews)
Italy's producer prices increased at the fastest pace in more than a year in March, driven primarily by soaring energy costs. The producer price index climbed 4.2% year-over-year in March, reversing a 2.7% fall in February. Moreover, this was the first rise in four months and the fastest since February 2025. The upward trend was driven by 13.4% higher costs for energy, led by refined petroleum products. Prices for capital goods increased 1.1%, and those for intermediate goods rose by 1.8%. The costs of consumer goods increased by 0.8%. Monthly, producer prices rebounded 4.4%, in contrast to a 2.7% decrease in February. 04/28/2026 - 06:59:00 (RTTNews)
Spain's unemployment rate rose to a one-year high in the first quarter. The unemployment rate climbed to 10.83% from 9.93% in the fourth quarter. This was the highest rate since the first quarter of 2025. Unemployment increased by 231,500 to 2.71 million in the first quarter. Employment decreased by 170,300 from the previous quarter to 22.29 million. Compared to last year, employment rose by 527,600. Employment in the private sector was down by 191,400 to 18.63 million. Meanwhile, public sector employment increased 21,100 to 3.66 million. Unemployment increased by 162,100 in the service sector and by 13,000 in industry. It increased by 9,500 in the farm sector. On the other hand, unemployment declined by 11,700 in construction. 04/28/2026 - 06:24:00 (RTTNews)
British Pounds traded at 1.3509 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
U.K. shop price inflation softened in April, driven primarily by increased discounting across clothing, furniture, and DIY goods. The shop price index rose 1.0% in April from a year ago, following March's 1.2% increase. Non-food prices dropped 0.1%, offsetting a 0.1% rise in March. At the same time, food inflation eased to 3.1% from 3.4% the previous month. Increased fuel prices are already driving higher inflation. Similar inflationary pressures in food and non-food supply chains are expected in the months to come. 04/28/2026 - 07:52:00 (RTTNews)
The Bank of Japan retained its key interest rate in a split vote on Tuesday and upgraded its inflation outlook citing, higher global crude oil prices due to the war in Iran, and the policy assessment added to expectations for an interest rate hike in the near term. The BoJ policy board, headed by Kazuo Ueda, voted 6-3 to hold the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.75% at the end of a two-day meeting. Markets had widely anticipated the Japanese central bank to maintain the rates this time. However, three members were in favor of a rate hike, citing the rising pressure to normalize policy. The bank last raised its interest rate by 25 basis points to the current level in December 2025.
"The Bank will continue to raise the policy interest rate and adjust the degree of monetary accommodation, in response to developments in economic activity and prices as well as financial conditions," the BoJ said in a statement. In response to the rising crude oil prices, the central bank significantly upgraded its inflation projections. Inflation outlook for the fiscal 2026 was lifted to 2.8% from 1.9%, and the projection for the fiscal 2027 was raised to 2.3% from 2.0%. Inflation is forecast to reach 2.0% in fiscal 2028 with the waning of the effects of high crude oil prices.
The projected real GDP growth rate for fiscal 2026 was lower due to the significant rise in crude oil prices. The growth outlook was downgraded to 0.5% from 1.0%. From fiscal 2027 onward, domestic economic growth rate is expected to rise moderately to 0.7%, since it is projected that the adverse effects of high crude oil prices will wane and that the virtuous cycle from income to spending will gradually intensify, the bank noted. For fiscal 2028, growth is seen at 0.8%. 04/28/2026 - 06:08:00 (RTTNews)
Hong Kong's trade deficit increased notably in March from a year ago as imports grew faster than exports. The trade shortfall rose to HK$89.1 billion in March from HK$45.4 billion in the same month last year. In February, the trade balance showed a deficit of HK$64.1 billion. Exports climbed to 35.8% year-on-year in March, and imports surged by 41.2%. The overall growth in exports was driven by global demand for AI-related electronic products. A visible trade deficit of HK$89.1 billion, equivalent to 12.6% of the value of imports of goods, was recorded in March 2026.
Exports to Mainland China were 39.5% higher compared to last year. Total outflows to Asia increased 37.8%. Within this, exports to Singapore grew the most by 125.0%, followed by Malaysia with a 62.3% rise. Apart from destinations in Asia, shipments to the USA and the Netherlands increased by 80.8% and 37.1%. Meanwhile, imports from the United Kingdom jumped by 118.5%, and those from Korea grew by 111.2%. The country imported 88.1% more from India. 04/28/2026 - 05:00:00 (RTTNews)
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