Core Insights - The Producer Price Index (PPI) in Russia increased by 2.7% year-on-year in April, indicating a rise in production costs [1] - Month-on-month, the PPI decreased by 1.4%, suggesting a short-term decline in producer prices [1] Summary by Category Economic Indicators - Year-on-year PPI growth of 2.7% reflects inflationary pressures in the production sector [1] - The month-on-month decline of 1.4% may indicate fluctuations in production costs or seasonal adjustments [1]

Group 1 - The US dollar index fell by 0.16% to close at 100.878, indicating a decline against a basket of currencies, except for the euro [1] - In April, US retail and food services sales amounted to $724.1 billion, a month-on-month increase of 0.1%, which was below the revised 1.7% increase in March [1] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US decreased by 0.5% month-on-month in April, contrary to market expectations of a 0.2% increase, while the year-on-year growth was 2.4%, lower than March's 2.7% [1] Group 2 - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that long-term interest rates in the US are likely to rise due to economic changes and ongoing policy adjustments [2] - The eurozone's GDP growth rate for Q1 was 0.3%, below the expected 0.4%, while the year-on-year growth remained at 1.2% [2] - Exchange rates showed the euro at 1.1178 USD, the British pound at 1.3299 USD, and the Japanese yen at 145.68 USD, all reflecting declines against the dollar [2]

Group 1 - The US dollar index fell by 0.59% to 99.237, influenced by mixed macroeconomic data from Europe and the election of a new German Chancellor [2] - The Eurozone's composite PMI for April was reported at 50.4, slightly above the initial estimate of 50.1 but below March's 50.9 [2] - The UK’s composite PMI for April was 48.5, higher than the initial estimate of 48.2 but lower than March's 51.5 [2] Group 2 - The US trade deficit reached a record high of $140.5 billion in March, exceeding market expectations and significantly higher than the previous year's $68.6 billion [3] - The euro appreciated against the dollar, with 1 euro exchanging for 1.1371 dollars, up from 1.1313 dollars in the previous trading day [3] - The dollar weakened against several currencies, including a drop to 142.45 yen from 143.92 yen and to 0.8217 Swiss francs from 0.8229 [3]