RBA leaves rates unchanged despite slow inflation fall
Australia's central bank left interest rates unchanged on Tuesday despite a slower-than-expected fall in inflation.
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Australia's central bank left interest rates unchanged on Tuesday despite a slower-than-expected fall in inflation.
BP reported a worse-than-expected fall in first-quarter profit on the back of lower oil and gas prices, an outage at a US refinery and “significantly weaker” fuels margins as it also started a $1.75bn share buyback.
Eurozone retail sales pushed higher in March, official data showed on Tuesday, beating expectations.
Hiring in the U.S. slowed by noticeably more than expected in April, alongside lower than expected wage growth.
The downturn in Germany’s hard-pressed manufacturing sector eased marginally last month, a closely-watched survey showed on Thursday, although it remained in contraction.