英国央行行长贝利：市场显然感受到了伊朗战争影响对政府财政计划的压力。

Istat revised Italy's Q1 GDP growth to 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, up from a prior 0.2% estimate and matching Q4 2025. Consumption, investment and trade all showed improvement. The government lost a judicial reform referendum last month and 2025's fiscal deficit exceeded the EU 3% limit. Growth momentum from 2025 was later hit by a Middle East conflict linked to Iran, which pushed up fuel costs and dented confidence, prompting the government to lower its growth forecasts. Bank of Italy Governor Panetta said activity is expected to remain weak in coming months and “in the worst case the economy could stagnate or contract.”

Czech National Bank expects GDP to expand 2.5% this year. Q1 was slightly weaker than assumed, and elevated energy prices have raised downside risk; the final GDP outturn could come in below the bank's forecast.