German Inflation Rate YoY Prel (Apr) Y/Y 2.9% vs. Exp. 3% (Prev. 2.7%, Low. 2.7%, High. 3.3%); Core 2.3% (prev. 2.5%)

The German inflation rate came in at 2.9%, slightly below expectations of 3%, which could suggest that inflationary pressures are not as strong as anticipated.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 29 Apr 2026, 12:20 UTCOn the live feed at 12:00 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

12:06

UK PM Starmer's advisors are reportedly split over whether he should conduct a cabinet reshuffle following the 7th May local elections, Sky News reports citing sources

12:05

Chip Wilson issues letter to Lululemon (LULU) shareholders criticising board's selection of Heidi O'Neill as CEO adding CEO and director selections show board continues to misunderstand brand

12:00

German Inflation Rate YoY Prel (Apr) Y/Y 2.9% vs. Exp. 3% (Prev. 2.7%, Low. 2.7%, High. 3.3%); Core 2.3% (prev. 2.5%)

11:56

Iran has warned that continued US maritime piracy will soon be met with “practical and unprecedented military action,” high-ranking security source told Press TV

11:50

AstraZeneca (AZN LN) CEO says the government is moving in the right direction with regards to drug pricing and talks will occur between Europe and US of similar nature, via conference call

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Energy prices are expected to rise by 10.1% compared to the same month of the previous year; this is the strongest price increase for energy since February 2023 (+19.1% compared to February 2022).

Context

However, a notable rise in energy prices indicates persistent inflationary risks that could influence the ECB's policy decisions moving forward, potentially keeping rates under pressure.

Macro · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

MACRO/20 Aug · 01:30 UTC

Australian Employment Change (Jul) -15.8K vs. Exp. 15K (Prev. 76.3K)

Market, after we published−0.3%

AUD/USD immediately moved lower by 22 pips to 0.7103 from 0.7125.

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.