April retail sales figures are out today

Benaventa in Zamora has a local holiday on Wednesday.

Investors in Europe will focus on Wednesday’s release of Spain’s April retail sales data, the preliminary CPI reading for May and Germany’s Gfk consumer confidence.

In the Spanish region of Castilla la Mancha, a special traffic operation commences running through the weekend in preparation for the Corpus Christi celebrations on Thursday, and the regional holiday on Friday.

In the US on Wednesday, the Fed’s Beige book will be published. Likewise, like every week, we will know the weekly mortgage applications.

Business results from HP and Salesforce will be published. Also, Meta (Facebook ect) holds their AGM.

The people of South Africa will cast their votes today in what is being described as its most important parliamentary and presidential elections since 1994. Aside from speculation about parties and candidates and their expected figures, South Africa has been instrumental in raising awareness of the plight of Palestinians and the reported genocide in Gaza.

Perhaps with a certain ironic view, it seems prudent to mention that Wednesday is also International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

Back in the UK, we will also have the quarterly stats on working and workless households, as well as the annual figures on trade union membership, which might throw a bit of light on the opinions of the working population from a few different angles.