Euro area annual inflation was -0.2% in April 2016, down from 0.0% in March. In April 2015 the rate was 0.0%. ...EUROSTAT

97/2016 – 18 May 2016                     Press Release

April 2016 Annual inflation down to -0.2% in both euro area and EU

Euro area annual inflation was -0.2% in April 2016, down from 0.0% in March. In April 2015 the rate was 0.0%. European Union annual inflation was also -0.2% in April 2016, down from 0.0% in March. A year earlier the rate was 0.0%. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. 

The smaller banks have been very clear that our banking legislation does not do enough to take their size properly into account. That’s a concern I understand and to which I\'m sympathetic. We\'re already looking at this as part of our review of the Capital Requirements Regulation, CRR, and its sister directive CRD4.... EU

Brussels, 17 May 2016        European Commission - Speech 

Speech by Commissioner Jonathan Hill at the public hearing on the 'Call for Evidence' - a review of the EU regulatory framework for financial services

Οι παρεμβάσεις που προωθούνται και θα κορυφωθούν με την νέα αύξηση του ΦΠΑ και άλλων έμμεσων φόρων, περισσότερο προκαλούν νέα υποτίμηση των επαγγελμάτων των μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων παρά δημιουργούν όρους δίκαιης ανακατανομής των βαρών ...ΓΣΕΒΕΕ

 Τρίτη, 17 Μαΐου 2016                    Δελτίο  Τύπου

Γ. Καββαθάς: Η αύξηση του ΦΠΑ και οι άλλοι έμμεσοι φόροι δεν οδηγούν σε δίκαιη ανακατανομή των βαρών.

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent from March to April .. USA - BLS

17/05/2016                                       Press Release

REAL EARNINGS –APRIL 2016 

All employees 

Quarterly dividend of 48 cents per share ..The JPM announced..

17/05/2016                                            Press Release

JPMorgan Chase Declares Increased Common Stock Dividend

The Bundesbank's economists expect the German economy to lose traction in spring. The consistently upbeat labour market, rising income expectations along with stable prices will keep consumption activity buoyant - but the unlikely prospect of a further drop in oil prices leads them to believe that the sizeable purchasing power gains in the past two quarters will dwindle.

Frankfurt am Main | 17.05.2016

German economy picking up perceptibly