Czech Republic Markit PMI: 53.6 (April) vs previous 54.3

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May 2, 2016

European April PMIs are not expected to bring much of a surprise - Rabobank

Michael Every, Head of Financial Markets Research at Rabobank, suggests that as opposed to Eurozone GDP –which at 1.6% grew more than expected in Q1– European April PMIs are not expected to bring much of a surprise, given that the preliminary estimates had already been released.

JPY: Japan is back in a mess - SocGen

Research Team at Societe Generale, notes that it’s the softness of the Japanese data which stands out.