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April 25, 2025
A report by the University of Michigan showed that consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated modestly less than estimated in April. The consumer sentiment index for April was upwardly revised to 52.2 from a preliminary reading of 50.8. Economists expected the index to be unrevised.
Despite the upward revision, the consumer sentiment index is still down sharply from 57.0 in March and marks its lowest level since hitting 51.5 in July 2022. The steep drop by the headline index came as the index of consumer expectations tumbled to 47.3 in April from 52.6 in March, while the current economic conditions index slumped to 59.8 in April from 63.8 in March. Year-ahead inflation expectations surged to 6.5% in April from 5.0% in March, reaching the highest reading since 1981. 04/25/2025 - 10:38:00 (RTTNews)
British Pound traded at 1.3319 against USD at 9:00 AM PST.
U.K. retail sales grew unexpectedly in March as good weather boosted demand for clothing and garden supplies, but U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats and concerns of higher inflation dampened consumer sentiment, data showed. Retail sales grew 0.4% on a monthly basis, confounding expectations for a decline of 0.3%. However, this was slower than the 0.7% increase in February and marked the third consecutive increase, the Office for National Statistics said. Excluding auto fuel, retail sales gained 0.5% after a 0.7% rise. Sales were expected to drop 0.4%. Food store sales declined by 1.3% and auto fuel sales shrunk by 1.0%.
Meanwhile, non-food store sales grew 1.7% largely due to the 3.7% increase in clothing and footwear sales. Retailers cited that good weather brightened sales of DIY goods and clothing and garden centers. The yearly sales growth advanced to 2.6% from revised 1.8% in February. Sales were expected to grow 1.8%. At the same time, annual growth in core retail sales improved more than expected to 3.3% from 1.8%.
Economists were expecting a 2.3% rise. In the first quarter, retail sales climbed 1.6% from the fourth quarter, which was the fastest increase since July 2021. There was a 1.7% rise in sales when compared to the same period last year. British consumer sentiment deteriorated in April as households grappled with multiple April cost increases amid fears of renewed high inflation on the back of the Trump tariffs, survey data jointly published by GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions showed. The consumer sentiment index fell to -23 from -19 in March. All sub-indices of the index declined in April but consumers' outlook for the general economic situation deteriorated the most. 04/25/2025 - 09:28:00 (RTTNews)
Japanese Yen traded at 143.91 against USD at 9:00 AM PST.
Inflation in Japan's capital accelerated notably in April, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed. Excluding fresh food, Tokyo's core inflation advanced to 3.4% from 2.4% the previous month. This was above economists' forecast of 3.2% and also reached the highest level in two years. Overall consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.5% after climbing 2.9% in March. Excluding fresh food and energy prices, inflation surged to 3.1% in April from 2.2% the previous month. 04/25/2025 - 01:07:00 (RTTNews)
Singapore Dollar traded at 1.3148 against USD at 9:00 AM PST.
Singapore's industrial production growth rebounded in March, preliminary data from the Economic Development Board revealed. Industrial production rose 5.8% year-on-year in July, faster than the 0.9% increase in February. The expected growth rate was 6.9%.
Moreover, this was the biggest expansion since November 2024, when output had risen 10.8%. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, industrial production grew 4.9% annually in March versus a 2.8% gain in the prior month. Monthly, industrial production declined at a faster pace of 3.6% after falling 2.9% in February. Among the major clusters, the transport engineering segment advanced the most, by 20.2% annually in March, followed by the biomedical manufacturing segment with an expansion of 17.2%. Meanwhile, general manufacturing output contracted sharply, by 13.0%. 04/25/2025 - 03:00:00 (RTTNews)
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