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UK unemployment fell to 4.9% in the latest quarter as pay growth slowed, vacancies dropped and payroll employment edged lower in March.

EU exports fell 9.3% in February while imports dropped 3.5%, narrowing the bloc’s external goods surplus to 9.1 billion euros year on year.

WEF says AI, geostrategic competition and demographic pressure are reshaping the new economy and raising the stakes for productivity.

The EU says the Middle East conflict has added more than EUR 22 billion to its fossil fuel import bill, sharpening pressure on energy prices and trade.

Verified emissions in the EU carbon market fell 1.3% in 2025, led by lower industrial pollution and strong solar growth across the bloc.

European wheat prices fell for a third straight session as record global supply, rising exporter stocks and a bigger EU crop kept pressure on Euronext futures.

OPEC+ said eight producers will raise oil output by 206,000 bpd in May, extending a gradual supply increase while keeping compensation plans in focus.

Italy’s 2025 public deficit came in at 3.1% of GDP, missing the EU benchmark even as the budget gap narrowed and the economy grew 0.5%.

Austria’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.1% in March from 2.2% in February as fuel and heating oil prices climbed and services remained a key driver.

Eurozone inflation rose to 2.5% in March from 1.9% in February, as energy prices rebounded and pushed the euro area back above the ECB target.