German manufacturing sector expansion eased in April as growth in both output and new orders was offset by weaker morale due to the Middle East conflict, S&P Global said Monday.
The final headline S&P Global Germany manufacturing PMI slipped to 51.4, from the 46-month high of 52.2 in March. The flash estimate for April stood at 51.2.
Australia's housing market continued to slow in April as capital city housing prices inched 0.2% higher to register their weakest monthly result since January 2025, ANZ Research said in a Monday report.All capital cities posted softer month-over-month results, with higher rates and worsening sentiment notably flowing through to the Sydney and Melbourne markets, where housing prices declined 0.6% in April."More expensive properties in Sydney and Melbourne fell 1.2% [month over month] in April and have declined for six consecutive months," the firm said.Prices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth all increased by over 1% in April, while those in Canberra and Hobart were relatively flat, according to the report.Building approvals slid roughly 11% in March after a marked rise in February, and ANZ Research said it expects approvals to decelerate further going forward as elevated materials costs exacerbate broader feasibility concerns for the sector.
The ANZ-Indeed Australian job ads fell 0.8% month on month in April to a seasonally adjusted 113.3, following a revised 3.2% decrease to 114.2 in March, ANZ reported Monday.ANZ economist Aaron Luk noted that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3% in March, suggesting labor market conditions remain "tight" but are not as strong as earlier in the year when unemployment fell to 4.1%, likely prompting the Reserve Bank of Australia to soften its recent assessment.Labor market conditions are expected to soften in the coming months as higher interest rates and rising global uncertainty reduce demand for workers, with the unemployment rate forecast to average 4.5% by the final quarter of the year, Luk added.Indeed senior economist Callam Pickering said that the decline in the job market in April was driven by sharp drops in food preparation, education, installation and maintenance, and retail roles, while the tech sector remained strong despite concerns about the adoption of artificial intelligence.Regionally, weaker demand in New South Wales and Victoria dragged down the national total, while South Australia saw gains and Western Australia continued to show the strongest labor demand over the past year, Pickering added.Compared with the year-earlier period, job ads fell 1.4% in April, per the report.
Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.46% year on year in April, faster than the 4.65% growth in the previous month, according to data from the country's General Statistics Office on Monday.Monthly, the CPI edged up 0.84%, the data showed.Core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, stood at 3.89% in April.In the first four months of 2026, the CPI rose 3.99% on average, compared with the same period last year.