Italy increased its 2023 domestic growth forecast to 1.0% from 0.6% while the outlook for 2024 was reduced to 1.4% from 1.9%.
European Central Bank policymaker de Cos repeated that the central bank is not done hiking rates.
Eurozone’s April Sentix Investor Confidence -8.7 (expected -9.9; last -11.1). February Retail Sales -0.8% m/m, as expected (last 0.8%); -3.0% yr/yr (expected -3.5%; last -1.8%)