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Euro-zone Flash PMIs (Apr.)

April’s PMI surveys suggest that the apparent sharp slowdown in Q1 was not the beginning of a major downturn, although growth is unlikely to return to the rates seen last year. Overall, the data support our view that the ECB will make no major changes to its communications at Thursday’s meeting.

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