Employment rate for Spain will be published today

The week will end with the publication of the unemployment rate in Spain, which stood at 11.76% of the active population in Q4 2023.

At the same time, we will also know the March retail sales of the Spanish economy, key to determining the momentum of private consumption after growing at a year-on-year rate of 1.9% in February.

Friday is a big day for France as we will have the Paris 2024 Olympic flame handover ceremony, and Emmanuel Macron attends a citizens’ meeting on end-of-life care.

In the UK we will have reports from the Bank of England capital issuance, and GfK UK Consumer Confidence Barometer.